Dispersal distances and migration rates at the arctic treeline in Siberia - a genetic and simulation-based study

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Kruse, Stefan (Dr. rer. nat.), Gerdes, Alexander, Kath, Nadja J., Epp, Laura Saskia, Stoof-Leichsenring, Kathleen Rosemarie, Pestryakova, Luidmila Agafyevna, Herzschuh, Ulrike (Prof. Dr.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: ddc:550; ddc:570; Institut für Biochemie und Biologie; Arctic; Taymyr; albedo; taiga; Taymyr Peninsula; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/49922; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1211-2019

A strong temperature increase in the Arctic is expected to lead to latitudinal treeline shift. This tundra-taiga turnover would cause a positive vegetation-climate feedback due to albedo decrease. However, reliable estimates of tree migration rates are currently lacking due to the complex processes...