Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.
Temperature is increasing at unprecedented rates across most of the tundra biome. Remote-sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased productivity over much of the Arctic, but plot-based evidence for vegetation transformation is not widespread. We analyse...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/66b7cd59-1a18-46e8-8adc-37873dfcc2ca 2024-09-09T19:25:35+00:00 Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. Elmendorf, S.C. Henry, G.H.R. Hollister, R.D. Bjork, R.G. Boulanger-Lapointe, N. Cooper, E.J. Cornelissen, J.H.C. Day, T.A. Dorrepaal, E. Elumeeva, T.G. Gill, M. Gould, W.A. Harte, J. Hik, D.S. Hofgaard, A. Johnson, D.A. Johnstone, J.F. Jonsdottir, I.S. Jorgenson, J.C. Klanderud, K. Klein, J.A. Koh, S. Kudo, G. Lara, M. Levesque, E. Magnusson, B. May, J.L. Mercado-Diaz, J.A. Michelsen, A. Molau, U. Myers-Smith, I.H. Oberbauer, S.F. Onipchenko, V.G. Rixen, C. Schmidt, N.M. Shaver, G.R. Spasojevic, M.J. Porhallsdottir, P.E. Tolvanen, A. Troxler, T. Tweedie, G.E. Villareal, S. Wahren, C.H. Walker, X. Webber, P.J. Welker, J.M. Wipf, S 2012 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/66b7cd59-1a18-46e8-8adc-37873dfcc2ca https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1465 eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/66b7cd59-1a18-46e8-8adc-37873dfcc2ca info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Elmendorf , S C , Henry , G H R , Hollister , R D , Bjork , R G , Boulanger-Lapointe , N , Cooper , E J , Cornelissen , J H C , Day , T A , Dorrepaal , E , Elumeeva , T G , Gill , M , Gould , W A , Harte , J , Hik , D S , Hofgaard , A , Johnson , D A , Johnstone , J F , Jonsdottir , I S , Jorgenson , J C , Klanderud , K , Klein , J A , Koh , S , Kudo , G , Lara , M , Levesque , E , Magnusson , B , May , J L , Mercado-Diaz , J A , Michelsen , A , Molau , U , Myers-Smith , I H , Oberbauer , S F , Onipchenko , V G , Rixen , C , Schmidt , N M , Shaver , G R , Spasojevic , M J , Porhallsdottir , P E , Tolvanen , A , Troxler , T , Tweedie , G E , Villareal , S , Wahren , C H , Walker , X , Webber , P J , Welker , J M & Wipf , S 2012 , ' Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. ' , Nature Climate Change , vol. 2 , pp. 453-457 . https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1465 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action article 2012 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1465 2024-08-29T00:18:48Z Temperature is increasing at unprecedented rates across most of the tundra biome. Remote-sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased productivity over much of the Arctic, but plot-based evidence for vegetation transformation is not widespread. We analysed change in tundra vegetation surveyed between 1980 and 2010 in 158 plant communities spread across 46 locations. We found biome-wide trends of increased height of the plant canopy and maximum observed plant height for most vascular growth forms; increased abundance of litter; increased abundance of evergreen, low-growing and tall shrubs; and decreased abundance of bare ground. Intersite comparisons indicated an association between the degree of summer warming and change in vascular plant abundance, with shrubs, forbs and rushes increasing with warming. However, the association was dependent on the climate zone, the moisture regime and the presence of permafrost. Our data provide plot-scale evidence linking changes in vascular plant abundance to local summer warming in widely dispersed tundra locations across the globe. © 2012 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic permafrost Tundra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Arctic Nature Climate Change 2 6 453 457 |
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Temperature is increasing at unprecedented rates across most of the tundra biome. Remote-sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased productivity over much of the Arctic, but plot-based evidence for vegetation transformation is not widespread. We analysed change in tundra vegetation surveyed between 1980 and 2010 in 158 plant communities spread across 46 locations. We found biome-wide trends of increased height of the plant canopy and maximum observed plant height for most vascular growth forms; increased abundance of litter; increased abundance of evergreen, low-growing and tall shrubs; and decreased abundance of bare ground. Intersite comparisons indicated an association between the degree of summer warming and change in vascular plant abundance, with shrubs, forbs and rushes increasing with warming. However, the association was dependent on the climate zone, the moisture regime and the presence of permafrost. Our data provide plot-scale evidence linking changes in vascular plant abundance to local summer warming in widely dispersed tundra locations across the globe. © 2012 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. |
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Elmendorf, S.C. Henry, G.H.R. Hollister, R.D. Bjork, R.G. Boulanger-Lapointe, N. Cooper, E.J. Cornelissen, J.H.C. Day, T.A. Dorrepaal, E. Elumeeva, T.G. Gill, M. Gould, W.A. Harte, J. Hik, D.S. Hofgaard, A. Johnson, D.A. Johnstone, J.F. Jonsdottir, I.S. Jorgenson, J.C. Klanderud, K. Klein, J.A. Koh, S. Kudo, G. Lara, M. Levesque, E. Magnusson, B. May, J.L. Mercado-Diaz, J.A. Michelsen, A. Molau, U. Myers-Smith, I.H. Oberbauer, S.F. Onipchenko, V.G. Rixen, C. Schmidt, N.M. Shaver, G.R. Spasojevic, M.J. Porhallsdottir, P.E. Tolvanen, A. Troxler, T. Tweedie, G.E. Villareal, S. Wahren, C.H. Walker, X. Webber, P.J. Welker, J.M. Wipf, S |
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Elmendorf, S.C. Henry, G.H.R. Hollister, R.D. Bjork, R.G. Boulanger-Lapointe, N. Cooper, E.J. Cornelissen, J.H.C. Day, T.A. Dorrepaal, E. Elumeeva, T.G. Gill, M. Gould, W.A. Harte, J. Hik, D.S. Hofgaard, A. Johnson, D.A. Johnstone, J.F. Jonsdottir, I.S. Jorgenson, J.C. Klanderud, K. Klein, J.A. Koh, S. Kudo, G. Lara, M. Levesque, E. Magnusson, B. May, J.L. Mercado-Diaz, J.A. Michelsen, A. Molau, U. Myers-Smith, I.H. Oberbauer, S.F. Onipchenko, V.G. Rixen, C. Schmidt, N.M. Shaver, G.R. Spasojevic, M.J. Porhallsdottir, P.E. Tolvanen, A. Troxler, T. Tweedie, G.E. Villareal, S. Wahren, C.H. Walker, X. Webber, P.J. Welker, J.M. Wipf, S |
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Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. |
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Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. |
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Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. |
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