Autumn senescence response to a changing climate: effects of snow-depth on High Arctic plants

• Main Author: Abbandonato, Holly
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2014
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; Arctic; Climate Change; Autumn Senescence; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; BIO-3950; Svalbard; Adventdalen; Cassiope tetragona; Climate change; Dryas octopetala; Luzula confusa; Pedicularis hirsuta; Salix polaris; Stellaria longipes; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6547

Temperature and precipitation in the Arctic are projected to increase over the next century with a changing climate. Understanding how tundra plants respond to this change is still unclear. Little is known about autumn senescence in the Arctic and with a short growing season, timing is critical. If...