Growth rings show limited evidence for ungulates’ potential to suppress shrubs across the Arctic

Growth rings show limited evidence for ungulates’ potential to suppress shrubs across the Arctic

Global warming has pronounced effects on tundra vegetation, and rising mean temperatures increase plant growth potential across the Arctic biome. Herbivores may counteract the warming impacts by reducing plant growth, but the strength of this effect may depend on prevailing regional climatic conditi...

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Main Authors: Katariina E M Vuorinen, Gunnar Austrheim, Jean-Pierre Tremblay, Isla H Myers-Smith, Hans I Hortman, Peter Frank, Isabel C Barrio, Fredrik Dalerum, Mats P Björkman, Robert G Björk, Dorothee Ehrich, Aleksandr Sokolov, Natalya Sokolova, Pascale Ropars, Stéphane Boudreau, Signe Normand, Angela L Prendin, Niels Martin Schmidt, Arturo Pacheco-Solana, Eric Post, Christian John, Jeff Kerby, Patrick F Sullivan, Mathilde Le Moullec, Brage B Hansen, Rene van der Wal, Åshild Ø Pedersen, Lisa Sandal, Laura Gough, Amanda Young, Bingxi Li, Rúna Í Magnússon, Ute Sass-Klaassen, Agata Buchwal, Jeffrey Welker, Paul Grogan, Rhett Andruko, Clara Morrissette-Boileau, Alexander Volkovitskiy, Alexandra Terekhina, James D M Speed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
Arctic
browsing
climate change
dendroecology
herbivory
shrub
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5207

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