Emergent Rainy Winter Warm Spells May Promote Boreal Predator Expansion into the Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Sokolov, Aleksandr A., Sokolova, Natalya A., Ims, Rolf A., Brucker, Ludovic, Ehrich, Dorothee
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2016
• Subjects: Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus); red fox (Vulpes vulpes); Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix); domestic reindeer; ground icing; rain on snow; food web; range expansion; renard arctique (Vulpes lagopus); renard roux (Vulpes vulpes); corneille mantelée (Corvus cornix); renne d’élevage; englacement du sol; pluie tombant sur la neige; réseau alimentaire; agrandissement de l’aire de répartition; песец (Vulpes lagopus); лиса (Vulpes vulpes); серая ворона (Corvus cornix); домашний северный олень; ледяная корка; дождь-на-снег; трофическая сеть; увеличение ареала; Arctic; Renard; Renne; Yamal Peninsula; Arctic biodiversity; Arctic Fox; Arctique*; Climate change; renard arctique; toundra; Tundra; Vulpes lagopus; Yamal; Песец; Северный олень; Ямал; renne
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67600

Climate change has been characterized as the most serious threat to Arctic biodiversity. In addition to gradual changes such as climate warming, extreme weather events, such as melting temperatures in winter and rain on snow, can have profound consequences for ecosystems. Rain-on-snow events lead to...