Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems1

Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems1

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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Main Authors: Christian Rixen, Toke Thomas Høye, Petr Macek, Rien Aerts, Juha M. Alatalo, Jill T. Anderson, Pieter A. Arnold, Isabel C Barrio, Jarle W. Bjerke, Mats P. Björkman, Daan Blok, Gesche Blume-Werry, Julia Boike, Stef Bokhorst, Michele Carbognani, Casper T. Christiansen, Peter Convey, Elisabeth J. Cooper, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Stephen J. Coulson, Ellen Dorrepaal, Bo Elberling, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Cassandra Elphinstone, T’ai G.W. Forte, Esther R. Frei, Sonya R. Geange, Friederike Gehrmann, Casey Gibson, Paul Grogan, Aud Helen Halbritter, John Harte, Gregory H.R. Henry, David W. Inouye, Rebecca E. Irwin, Gus Jespersen, Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir, Ji Young Jung, David H. Klinges, Gaku Kudo, Juho Lämsä, Hanna Lee, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Signe Lett, Joshua Scott Lynn, Hjalte M.R. Mann, Mikhail Mastepanov, Jennifer Morse, Isla H. Myers-Smith, Johan Olofsson, Riku Paavola, Alessandro Petraglia, Gareth K. Phoenix, Philipp Semenchuk, Matthias B. Siewert, Rachel Slatyer, Marko J. Spasojevic, Katharine Suding, Patrick Sullivan, Kimberly L. Thompson, Maria Väisänen, Vigdis Vandvik, Susanna Venn, Josefine Walz, Robert Way, Jeffrey M. Welker, Sonja Wipf, Shengwei Zong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022-09-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
review
tundra
ground temperatures
snow experiments
ITEX
synthèse
Online Access:https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2020-0058

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