Arctic terrestrial biodiversity status and trends: A synopsis of science supporting the CBMP State of Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report

This review provides a synopsis of the main findings of individual papers in the special issue Terrestrial Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing Arctic. The special issue was developed to inform the State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report developed by the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring...

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Published in:Ambio
Main Authors: Taylor, Jason J., Lawler, James P., Aronsson, Mora, Barry, Tom, Bjorkman, Anne D., Christensen, Tom, Coulson, Stephen J., Cuyler, Christine, Ehrich, Dorothee, Falk, Knud, Franke, Alastair, Fuglei, Eva, Gillespie, Mark A., Heiðmarsson, Starri, Høye, Toke, Jenkins, Liza K., Ravolainen, Virve, Smith, Paul A., Wasowicz, Pawel, Schmidt, Niels Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Arctic
Biodiversity monitoring
CAFF
CBMP
Focal ecosystem components
Status and trends
Arctic biodiversity
Arctic Council
Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/2bf9842f-8d44-438d-b171-50bfdb955afb
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01303-w
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078228890&partnerID=8YFLogxK
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989707/pdf/13280_2019_Article_1303.pdf
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Summary:This review provides a synopsis of the main findings of individual papers in the special issue Terrestrial Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing Arctic. The special issue was developed to inform the State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report developed by the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), Arctic Council working group. Salient points about the status and trends of Arctic biodiversity and biodiversity monitoring are organized by taxonomic groups: (1) vegetation, (2) invertebrates, (3) mammals, and (4) birds. This is followed by a discussion about commonalities across the collection of papers, for example, that heterogeneity was a predominant pattern of change particularly when assessing global trends for Arctic terrestrial biodiversity. Finally, the need for a comprehensive, integrated, ecosystem-based monitoring program, coupled with targeted research projects deciphering causal patterns, is discussed.

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