Impacts of soil temperature on high-latitude terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and climate change implications

• Main Author: Robinson, Sinikka
• Other Authors: Høye, Toke, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology, Helsingin yliopisto, bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta, Luonnonvaraisten eliöiden tutkimuksen tohtoriohjelma, Helsingfors universitet, bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten, Doktorandprogrammet i forskning om vilda organismer, Mikola, Juha, O'Gorman, Eoin
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2021
• Subjects: ekologia; Hengill; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335446

Anthropogenic climate change is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in high-latitude ecosystems. These regions are warming faster than the global mean, prompting changes in soil temperature, precipitation, and the onset and length of seasons. Species-level responses...