Climate and environmental drivers of berry productivity from the forest-tundra ecotone to the high Arctic in Canada

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Henry, G. H. R., Lévesque, E., Cuerrier, A., Desrosiers, S., Gérin-Lajoie, J., Hermanutz, L., Collier, L. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Arctic tundra; Berry; Empetrum nigrum; Vaccinium uliginosum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; Toundra arctique; Baie; Arctic; Canada; Pangnirtung; Arctique*; toundra; Tundra
• Online Access: https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/11074/; https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/11074/1/LEVESQUE_E_193_ED.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0018

Abstract Berry shrubs are found across the circumpolar North where they are an important source of food for people and animals. However, the environmental controls on berry productivity in these regions is poorly understood. This study presents the results of an ongoing berry productivity monitoring...