Climate and environmental drivers of berry productivity from the forest–tundra ecotone to the high Arctic in Canada

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe, Greg H.R. Henry, Esther Lévesque, Alain Cuerrier, Sarah Desrosiers, José Gérin-Lajoie, Luise Hermanutz, Laura Siegwart Collier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2020
• Subjects: arctic tundra; berry; empetrum nigrum; vaccinium uliginosum; vaccinium vitis-idaea; envir; geo; Arctic; Canada; Pangnirtung; Empetrum nigrum; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0018; https://doaj.org/article/4dca612856634a4a9b66e72f5a60f635

Berry shrubs are found across the circumpolar North where they are an important source of food for people and animals. However, the environmental controls on berry productivity in these regions is poorly understood. This study presents the results of an ongoing berry productivity monitoring program...