Arctic plants threatened by winter snow loss

Winter snow conditions influence which plants grow where in the Arctic. Now, a modelling study built on observational data of plant occurrence and snow conditions suggests that declines in snow cover will result in the loss of plant species.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Climate Change
Main Author: Phoenix, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Nature Research 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/140772/
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0327-2
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Summary:Winter snow conditions influence which plants grow where in the Arctic. Now, a modelling study built on observational data of plant occurrence and snow conditions suggests that declines in snow cover will result in the loss of plant species.