Simulating future changes in Arctic and subarctic vegetation
The Arctic is a sensitive system undergoing dramatic changes related to recent warming trends. Vegetation dynamics-increases in the quantity of green vegetation and a northward migration of trees into the arctic tundra-are a component of this change. Although field studies over long time periods can...
| Published in: | Computing in Science & Engineering |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Text |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/135971 https://doi.org/10.1109/MCSE.2007.84 |
| Summary: | The Arctic is a sensitive system undergoing dramatic changes related to recent warming trends. Vegetation dynamics-increases in the quantity of green vegetation and a northward migration of trees into the arctic tundra-are a component of this change. Although field studies over long time periods can be logistically problematic, simulation modeling provides a means for projecting changes in arctic and subarctic vegetation caused by environmental variations. |
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