Shrubs and degraded permafrost pave the way for tree establishment in subarctic peatlands_Data_Limpensetal2020Ecosystems

• Main Authors: Limpens, Juul, Holmgren, Milena
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wageningen University & Research 2020
• Subjects: alternative ecosystem states; boreal ecosystems; climate change; permafrost; plant facilitation; resilience; tree-line expansion; vegetation shifts; woody plant encroachment; palsa; Subarctic; Lapland
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/datasets/shrubs-and-degraded-permafrost-pave-the-way-for-tree-establishmen; https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xcx-rbyy

Data belonging to Limpens et al 2020 Shrubs and degraded permafrost pave the way for tree establishment in subarctic peatlands, published in Ecosystems (https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10021-020-00523-6)) Highlights of the study are: • We assessed the mechanisms underlying tree expansion in subarctic peatlands • Tree establishment increased with permafrost absence and shrub cover presence • Subarctic peatlands may transition towards tree-dominated states with climate warming The dataset contains data on seedling survival and environmental conditions (vegetation characteristics, moisture, temperature, light) of two palsa peatlands in Finnish Lapland. Data belonging to Limpens et al 2020 Shrubs and degraded permafrost pave the way for tree establishment in subarctic peatlands, published in Ecosystems (https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10021-020-00523-6)) Highlights of the study are: • We assessed the mechanisms underlying tree expansion in subarctic peatlands • Tree establishment increased with permafrost absence and shrub cover presence • Subarctic peatlands may transition towards tree-dominated states with climate warming The dataset contains data on seedling survival and environmental conditions (vegetation characteristics, moisture, temperature, light) of two palsa peatlands in Finnish Lapland