Does Earlier and Increased Spring Plant Growth Lead to Reduced Summer Soil Moisture and Plant Growth on Landscapes Typical of Tundra-Taiga Interface?

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Alemu Gonsamo, Michael T. Ter-Mikaelian, Jing M. Chen, Jiaxin Chen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: boreal forest; browning; Far North of Ontario; greening; Hudson Bay; soil moisture; tundra; Browning; Gleam; Hudson; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11171989

Over the past four decades, satellite observations have shown intensified global greening. At the same time, widespread browning and reversal of or stalled greening have been reported at high latitudes. One of the main reasons for this browning/lack of greening is thought to be warming-induced water...