Shrub and Tree Expansion in Siberian Low Arctic Ecotones Since the 1960s [PDF]
, 2013 Patterns of tree and tall shrub occurrence form conspicuous and dynamic ecological boundaries at the interface of the Arctic tundra and boreal forest biomes. Reports from the North American and European Arctic indicate that climatic warming over the last century is promoting circumpolar tree and tall shrub increase in tundra ecotones, but little ...
Gerald Frost
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Arthropod Communities and Passerine Diet: Effects of Shrub Expansion in Western Alaska
, 2017 Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017 ; Across the Arctic, taller woody shrubs, particularly willow (Salix spp.), birch (Betula spp.), and alder (Alnus spp.), have been expanding rapidly onto tundra. Changes in vegetation structure can alter the physical habitat structure, thermal environment, and food available to arthropods, which play ...
Molly T. McDermott
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Plant–soil feedbacks mediate shrub expansion in declining forests, but only in the right light [PDF]
, 2017 Alix A. Pfennigwerth +3 more
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Shrub Expansion Over the Past 62 Years in Rocky Mountain Alpine Tundra: Possible Causes and Consequences [PDF]
, 2014 Adam F. Formica +3 more
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Plant and Soil, 2021 Background Tall deciduous shrubs are increasing in range, size and cover across much of the Arctic, a process commonly assumed to increase carbon (C) storage.
Thomas C. Parker +5 more
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Changing sub-Arctic tundra vegetation upon permafrost degradation: impact on foliar mineral element cycling [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2022 Arctic warming and permafrost degradation are modifying northern ecosystems through changes in microtopography, soil water dynamics, nutrient availability, and vegetation succession.
E. Mauclet +11 more
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Arctic tundra shrubification: a review of mechanisms and impacts on ecosystem carbon balance
Environmental Research Letters, 2021 Vegetation composition shifts, and in particular, shrub expansion across the Arctic tundra are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems to rapid climate warming.
Zelalem A Mekonnen +13 more
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The Dendrochronological Potential of Some Shrub Species in Mongolian Dry Steppe
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020 Shrub expansion has been widely documented in Northern Hemisphere due to the climate change and land use impacts. The findings of some studies show that shrub expansion greatly corresponds with changes in temperature and precipitation in Arctic, whereas ...
Nyamjav Javkhlan +2 more
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Accelerated Nutrient Cycling and Increased Light Competition Will Lead to 21st Century Shrub Expansion in North American Arctic Tundra [PDF]
, 2018 Z. A. Mekonnen, W. J. Riley, R. F. Grant
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Shrub growth and plant diversity along an elevation gradient: Evidence of indirect effects of climate on alpine ecosystems. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Enhanced shrub growth and expansion are widespread responses to climate warming in many arctic and alpine ecosystems. Warmer temperatures and shrub expansion could cause major changes in plant community structure, affecting both species composition and ...
Francesco Boscutti +5 more
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