Arctic greening from warming promotes declines in caribou populations

A greener Arctic does not benefit caribou; the shift in tundra vegetation due to warming is associated with declining caribou herds.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Fauchald, Per, Park, Taejin, Tømmervik, Hans, Myneni, Ranga, Hausner, Vera Helene
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017
Subjects:
Research Articles
Arctic
Arctic Greening
Tundra
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406139/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28508037
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601365
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Summary:A greener Arctic does not benefit caribou; the shift in tundra vegetation due to warming is associated with declining caribou herds.

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