Spatial and temporal variability in the responses of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems to environmental change

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Callaghan, Terry V., Press, Malcolm C., Lee, John A., Robinson, David L., Anderson, Clive W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1999
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Abisko; Climate change; Northern Sweden; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2230; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v18i2.6574

This paper compares the responses of two contrasting Arctic ecosystems to climate change simulations: a polar semi-desert (in Svalbard) and a dwarf shrub heath (at Abisko, northern Sweden). These ecosystems are located close to the northern-and southernmost extremes of the Arctic region, respectivel...