Winters are changing:Snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems
Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It also affects the growing season’s start and end, and plant access to moisture and nutrients. Here, we review the current k...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/2e1ef93e-f3e4-4b97-95f4-952cd51c6e29 2024-06-23T07:48:23+00:00 Winters are changing:Snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems Rixen, Christian Høye, Toke Thomas Macek, Petr Aerts, Rien Alatalo, Juha M. Anderson, Jill T. Arnold, Pieter A. Barrio, Isabel C. Bjerke, Jarle W. Björkman, Mats P. Blok, Daan Blume-Werry, Gesche 2022-09 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/2e1ef93e-f3e4-4b97-95f4-952cd51c6e29 https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0058 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/2e1ef93e-f3e4-4b97-95f4-952cd51c6e29 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134495304&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85134495304&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/2e1ef93e-f3e4-4b97-95f4-952cd51c6e29 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Rixen , C , Høye , T T , Macek , P , Aerts , R , Alatalo , J M , Anderson , J T , Arnold , P A , Barrio , I C , Bjerke , J W , Björkman , M P , Blok , D & Blume-Werry , G 2022 , ' Winters are changing : Snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems ' , Arctic Science , vol. 8 , no. 3 , pp. 572-608 . https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0058 ground temperatures ITEX review snow experiments tundra article 2022 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0058 2024-06-13T00:44:09Z Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It also affects the growing season’s start and end, and plant access to moisture and nutrients. Here, we review the current knowledge of the snow cover’s role for vegetation, plant-animal interactions, permafrost conditions, microbial processes, and biogeochemical cycling. We also compare studies of natural snow gradients with snow experimental manipulation studies to assess time scale difference of these approaches. The number of tundra snow studies has increased considerably in recent years, yet we still lack a comprehensive overview of how altered snow conditions will affect these ecosystems. Specifically, we found a mismatch in the timing of snowmelt when comparing studies of natural snow gradients with snow manipulations. We found that snowmelt timing achieved by snow addition and snow removal manipulations (average 7.9 days advance and 5.5 days delay, respectively) were substantially lower than the temporal variation over natural spatial gradients within a given year (mean range 56 days) or among years (mean range 32 days). Differences between snow study approaches need to be accounted for when projecting snow dynamics and their impact on ecosystems in future climates. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic permafrost Tundra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Arctic Arctic Science 8 3 572 608 |
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Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It also affects the growing season’s start and end, and plant access to moisture and nutrients. Here, we review the current knowledge of the snow cover’s role for vegetation, plant-animal interactions, permafrost conditions, microbial processes, and biogeochemical cycling. We also compare studies of natural snow gradients with snow experimental manipulation studies to assess time scale difference of these approaches. The number of tundra snow studies has increased considerably in recent years, yet we still lack a comprehensive overview of how altered snow conditions will affect these ecosystems. Specifically, we found a mismatch in the timing of snowmelt when comparing studies of natural snow gradients with snow manipulations. We found that snowmelt timing achieved by snow addition and snow removal manipulations (average 7.9 days advance and 5.5 days delay, respectively) were substantially lower than the temporal variation over natural spatial gradients within a given year (mean range 56 days) or among years (mean range 32 days). Differences between snow study approaches need to be accounted for when projecting snow dynamics and their impact on ecosystems in future climates. |
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Rixen, Christian Høye, Toke Thomas Macek, Petr Aerts, Rien Alatalo, Juha M. Anderson, Jill T. Arnold, Pieter A. Barrio, Isabel C. Bjerke, Jarle W. Björkman, Mats P. Blok, Daan Blume-Werry, Gesche |
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Rixen , C , Høye , T T , Macek , P , Aerts , R , Alatalo , J M , Anderson , J T , Arnold , P A , Barrio , I C , Bjerke , J W , Björkman , M P , Blok , D & Blume-Werry , G 2022 , ' Winters are changing : Snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems ' , Arctic Science , vol. 8 , no. 3 , pp. 572-608 . https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0058 |
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