Shrubs Effects on Soil Temperatures, Snow Depth, and Vegetation Greenness in Arctic-alpine Tundra

• Main Author: Bäckman, Alfred
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English; Swedish
• Published: SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; soil temperature; phenology; snow effects; NDVI; shrubification; tundra; Abisko; Buskar; Arktis*; Climate change; subarktisk; Tundra
• Online Access: https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/20331/

Arctic ecosystems experience rapid changes in temperatures due to climate-induced warming and as an effect, deciduous shrub abundance is increasing throughout the northern hemisphere. The expansion of tall shrubs can affect snow coverage, soil temperatures, nutrient cycles, and, in turn, the life cy...