Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review
Shrubs have increased in abundance and dominance in arctic and alpine regions in recent decades. This often dramatic change, likely due to climate warming, has the potential to alter both the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. The analysis of shrub growth is improving our understanding of...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/478050 2024-02-04T09:56:22+01:00 Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review Myers-Smith, I.H. Hallinger, M. Blok, D. Sass-Klaassen, U.G.W. Rayback, S.A. 2015 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/methods-for-measuring-arctic-and-alpine-shrub-growth-a-review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/319675 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/methods-for-measuring-arctic-and-alpine-shrub-growth-a-review doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Earth-Science Reviews 140 (2015) ISSN: 0012-8252 carbon-isotope discrimination cassiope-tetragona dwarf-shrub empetrum-hermaphroditum environmental-change retrospective analysis salix-arctica summer temperature tree line dynamics winter climate-change info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004 2024-01-10T23:19:04Z Shrubs have increased in abundance and dominance in arctic and alpine regions in recent decades. This often dramatic change, likely due to climate warming, has the potential to alter both the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. The analysis of shrub growth is improving our understanding of tundra vegetation dynamics and environmental changes. However, dendrochronological methods developed for trees, need to be adapted for the morphology and growth eccentricity of shrubs. Here, we review current and developing methods to measure radial and axial growth, estimate age, and assess growth dynamics in relation to environmental variables. Recent advances in sampling methods, analysis and applications have improved our ability to investigate growth and recruitment dynamics of shrubs. However, to extrapolate findings to the biome scale, future dendroecological work will require improved approaches that better address variation in growth within parts of the plant, among individuals within populations and between species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Cassiope tetragona Climate change Tundra Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Arctic Earth-Science Reviews 140 1 13 |
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Shrubs have increased in abundance and dominance in arctic and alpine regions in recent decades. This often dramatic change, likely due to climate warming, has the potential to alter both the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. The analysis of shrub growth is improving our understanding of tundra vegetation dynamics and environmental changes. However, dendrochronological methods developed for trees, need to be adapted for the morphology and growth eccentricity of shrubs. Here, we review current and developing methods to measure radial and axial growth, estimate age, and assess growth dynamics in relation to environmental variables. Recent advances in sampling methods, analysis and applications have improved our ability to investigate growth and recruitment dynamics of shrubs. However, to extrapolate findings to the biome scale, future dendroecological work will require improved approaches that better address variation in growth within parts of the plant, among individuals within populations and between species. |
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Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review |
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