Limited decadal growth of mountain birch saplings has minor impact on surrounding tundra vegetation

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Scharn, Ruud, Negri, Isabel S., Sundqvist, Maja K., Løkken, Jørn O., Bacon, Christine D., Antonelli, Alexandre, Hofgaard, Annika, Nilsson, R. Henrik, Björk, Robert G.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
• Subjects: Research Articles; Abisko; Arctic; Climate change; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9219107/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9028

Temperatures over the Arctic region are increasing at three times the rate of the global average. Consequently, Arctic vegetation is changing and trees are encroaching into the tundra. In this study, we examine the establishment and growth of mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa), which fo...