Larval outbreaks in West Greenland:Instant and subsequent effects on tundra ecosystem productivity and CO2 exchange

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Lund, Magnus, Raundrup, Katrine, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, López-Blanco, Efrén, Nymand, Josephine, Aastrup, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Greenland; Kobbefjord; Tundra
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/9db89408-df16-4250-b155-fb1d89b9f841; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0863-9; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/118914415/ambio6.pdf

Insect outbreaks can have important consequences for tundra ecosystems. In this study, we synthesise available information on outbreaks of larvae of the noctuid moth Eurois occulta in Greenland. Based on an extensive dataset from a monitoring programme in Kobbefjord, West Greenland, we demonstrate e...