Effect of autumn warming on the rate of senescence in Svalbard plants : an experimental approach with relevance for Svalbard reindeer

• Main Author: Kinyua, Jacqueline Wanjiru
• Other Authors: Dwinnell, Samantha Paige, Loe, Leif Egil, Van der Wal, René
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2022
• Subjects: climate change; autumn warming; senescence; arctic; Svalbard reindeer; graminoids; forbs; shrubs; Salix polaris; Bistorta vivipara; Alopecurus borealis; global warming; ungulates; herbivores; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Norway; Adventdalen; Climate change; Global warming; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3005754

Phenology is a biological trait sensitive to global warming. Climate change scenarios predict a three-fold increase in temperature and altered rainfall for polar regions. The Svalbard Archipelago, situated at 780 North, and 150 East, is a hotspot for climate change in the arctic, and my study was in...