Shrubs and degraded permafrost pave the way for tree establishment in subarctic peatlands_Data_Limpensetal2020Ecosystems

• Main Authors: Limpens, Juul, Holmgren, Milena
• Other Authors: Limpens, JUUL, Holmgren, MILENA, Dr. Juul Limpens (WUR), Dr. Milena Holmgren (WUR)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: WUR 2020
• Subjects: Ecology; alternative ecosystem states; boreal ecosystems; climate change; plant facilitation; permafrost; resilience; tree-line expansion; vegetation shifts; woody plant encroachment; FOS: Biological sciences; envir; geo; palsa; Subarctic; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xcx-rbyy; http://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wurpubs/575503

Data belonging to Limpens et al 2020 Shrubs and degraded permafrost pave the way for tree establishment in subarctic peatlands, published in Ecosystems (https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10021-020-00523-6)) Highlights of the study are: • We assessed the mechanisms underlying tree expansion in subarctic peatlands • Tree establishment increased with permafrost absence and shrub cover presence • Subarctic peatlands may transition towards tree-dominated states with climate warming The dataset contains data on seedling survival and environmental conditions (vegetation characteristics, moisture, temperature, light) of two palsa peatlands in Finnish Lapland