Using Available Information to Assess the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Vegetation in the High Arctic: North Billjefjorden, Central Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
We review the available data that can be used to assess the potential impact of climate change on vegetation, and we use central Spitsbergen, Svalbard, as a model location for the High Arctic. We used two sources of information: recent and short-term historical records, which enable assessment on sc...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3390573 2023-05-15T14:51:33+02:00 Using Available Information to Assess the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Vegetation in the High Arctic: North Billjefjorden, Central Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Klimešová, Jitka Prach, Karel Bernardová, Alexandra 2012-01-20 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390573 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22262348 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0235-4 en eng Springer Netherlands http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390573 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22262348 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0235-4 © Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2012 Review Paper Text 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0235-4 2013-09-04T09:42:40Z We review the available data that can be used to assess the potential impact of climate change on vegetation, and we use central Spitsbergen, Svalbard, as a model location for the High Arctic. We used two sources of information: recent and short-term historical records, which enable assessment on scales of particular plant communities and the landscape over a period of decades, and palynological and macrofossil analyses, which enable assessment on time scales of hundreds and thousands of years and on the spatial scale of the landscape. Both of these substitutes for standardized monitoring revealed stability of vegetation, which is probably attributable to the harsh conditions and the distance of the area from sources of diaspores of potential new incomers. The only evident recent vegetation changes related to climate change are associated with succession after glacial retreats. By establishing a network of permanent plots, researchers will be able to monitor immigration of new species from diversity ‘hot spots’ and from an abandoned settlement nearby. This will greatly enhance our ability to understand the effects of climate change on vegetation in the High Arctic. Text Arctic Climate change Svalbard Spitsbergen PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Svalbard AMBIO 41 5 435 445 |
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We review the available data that can be used to assess the potential impact of climate change on vegetation, and we use central Spitsbergen, Svalbard, as a model location for the High Arctic. We used two sources of information: recent and short-term historical records, which enable assessment on scales of particular plant communities and the landscape over a period of decades, and palynological and macrofossil analyses, which enable assessment on time scales of hundreds and thousands of years and on the spatial scale of the landscape. Both of these substitutes for standardized monitoring revealed stability of vegetation, which is probably attributable to the harsh conditions and the distance of the area from sources of diaspores of potential new incomers. The only evident recent vegetation changes related to climate change are associated with succession after glacial retreats. By establishing a network of permanent plots, researchers will be able to monitor immigration of new species from diversity ‘hot spots’ and from an abandoned settlement nearby. This will greatly enhance our ability to understand the effects of climate change on vegetation in the High Arctic. |
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