Status and trends in Arctic vegetation: Evidence from experimental warming and long-term monitoring

Eighteen years of ecological monitoring reveals multiple lines of evidence for tundra vegetation change

(2019) Isla H. Myers-Smith et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Decomposition of Senesced Leaf Litter is Faster in Tall Compared to Low Birch Shrub Tundra

(2018) Casper T. Christiansen et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Predicting soil carbon loss with warming

(2018) Natasja van Gestel et al.   NATURE

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

(2018) Anne D. Bjorkman et al.   NATURE

Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming

(2018) Manuel J. Steinbauer et al.   NATURE

Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

(2018) Janet S. Prevéy et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Contrasting impacts of reindeer grazing in two tundra grasslands

(2017) Tage Vowles et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Shrub growth and expansion in the Arctic tundra: an assessment of controlling factors using an evidence-based approach

(2017) Andrew C Martin et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Arctic shrub growth trajectories differ across soil moisture levels

(2017) Daniel Ackerman et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

(2017) Janet Prevéy et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Above- and below-ground responses of four tundra plant functional types to deep soil heating and surface soil fertilization

(2017) Peng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Berry production drives bottom-up effects on body mass and reproductive success in an omnivore

(2017) Anne G. Hertel et al.   OIKOS

Community and species-specific responses of plant traits to 23 years of experimental warming across subarctic tundra plant communities

(2017) Gaurav Baruah et al.   Scientific Reports

Climate adaptation is not enough: warming does not facilitate success of southern tundra plant populations in the high Arctic

(2016) Anne D. Bjorkman et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

(2016) T. W. Crowther et al.   NATURE

Arctic plant responses to changing abiotic factors in northern Alaska

(2015) Robert T. S. Barrett et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Twenty-Five Year Record of Changes in Plant Cover on Tundra of Northeastern Alaska

(2015) Janet C. Jorgenson et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

Phenological mismatch with abiotic conditions—implications for flowering in Arctic plants

(2015) Helen C. Wheeler et al.   ECOLOGY

Initial Stages of Tundra Shrub Litter Decomposition May Be Accelerated by Deeper Winter Snow But Slowed Down by Spring Warming

(2015) Daan Blok et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Trends in NDVI and Tundra Community Composition in the Arctic of NE Alaska Between 1984 and 2009

(2015) Robert R. Pattison et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Contrasting effects of warming and increased snowfall on Arctic tundra plant phenology over the past two decades

(2015) Anne D. Bjorkman et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Climate change and the permafrost carbon feedback

(2015) E. A. G. Schuur et al.   NATURE

Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome

(2015) Isla H. Myers-Smith et al.   Nature Climate Change

Warming experiments elucidate the drivers of observed directional changes in tundra vegetation

(2015) Robert D. Hollister et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Greater shrub dominance alters breeding habitat and food resources for migratory songbirds in Alaskan arctic tundra

(2014) Natalie T. Boelman et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Population structure and dynamics of Arctic willow (Salix arctica) in the High Arctic

(2014) Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Evergreen shrubs dominate responses to experimental summer warming and fertilization in Canadian mesic low arctic tundra

(2014) Tara J. Zamin et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns

(2014) Sarah C. Elmendorf et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phenological response of tundra plants to background climate variation tested using the International Tundra Experiment

(2013) S. F. Oberbauer et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Capital and income breeding traits differentiate trophic match-mismatch dynamics in large herbivores

(2013) J. Kerby et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Nonlinear flowering responses to climate: are species approaching their limits of phenological change?

(2013) A. M. Iler et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Long-term monitoring at multiple trophic levels suggests heterogeneity in responses to climate change in the Canadian Arctic tundra

(2013) G. Gauthier et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Shifts in Arctic vegetation and associated feedbacks under climate change

(2013) Richard G. Pearson et al.   Nature Climate Change

Shorter flowering seasons and declining abundance of flower visitors in a warmer Arctic

(2013) Toke T. Høye et al.   Nature Climate Change

Shrub canopies influence soil temperatures but not nutrient dynamics: An experimental test of tundra snow-shrub interactions

(2013) Isla H. Myers-Smith et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Timing of breeding, peak food availability, and effects of mismatch on chick growth in birds nesting in the High Arctic

(2012) L. McKinnon et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Effects of observed and experimental climate change on terrestrial ecosystems in northern Canada: results from the Canadian IPY program

(2012) Gregory H. R. Henry et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Phenological tracking enables positive species responses to climate change

(2012) Elsa E. Cleland et al.   ECOLOGY

Tundra vegetation change near Barrow, Alaska (1972–2010)

(2012) S Villarreal et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming

(2012) Sarah C. Elmendorf et al.   Nature Climate Change

Species composition and fire: non-additive mixture effects on ground fuel flammability

(2012) van Altena Cassandra   Frontiers in Plant Science

Expansion of Canopy-Forming Willows Over the Twentieth Century on Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada

(2011) Isla H. Myers-Smith et al.   AMBIO

Multi-Decadal Changes in Tundra Environments and Ecosystems: Synthesis of the International Polar Year-Back to the Future Project (IPY-BTF)

(2011) Terry V. Callaghan et al.   AMBIO

Flora and Vegetation of Tasiilaq, Formerly Angmagssalik, Southeast Greenland: A Comparison of Data Between Around 1900 and 2007

(2011) Fred J. A. Daniëls et al.   AMBIO

Tree and Shrub Expansion Over the Past 34 Years at the Tree-Line Near Abisko, Sweden

(2011) Sara Rundqvist et al.   AMBIO

Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time

(2011) Sarah C. Elmendorf et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The Cooling Capacity of Mosses: Controls on Water and Energy Fluxes in a Siberian Tundra Site

(2011) D. Blok et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

(2011) Isla H Myers-Smith et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Arctic warming on two continents has consistent negative effects on lichen diversity and mixed effects on bryophyte diversity

(2011) Simone I. Lang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Increased plant productivity in Alaskan tundra as a result of experimental warming of soil and permafrost

(2011) Susan M. Natali et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Permafrost carbon-climate feedbacks accelerate global warming

(2011) C. D. Koven et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Changes in high arctic tundra plant reproduction in response to long-term experimental warming

(2010) REBECCA A. KLADY et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Responses of High Arctic wet sedge tundra to climate warming since 1980

(2010) GEOFF B. HILL et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Taller and larger: shifts in Arctic tundra leaf traits after 16 years of experimental warming

(2010) J. M. G. HUDSON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

High Arctic plant community resists 15 years of experimental warming

(2010) James M. G. Hudson et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Long-term impacts of observed and induced climate change on tussock tundra near its southern limit in northern Sweden

(2010) Ulf Molau   Plant Ecology & Diversity

Late snowmelt delays plant development and results in lower reproductive success in the High Arctic

(2010) Elisabeth J. Cooper et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Increased plant biomass in a High Arctic heath community from 1981 to 2008

(2009) J. M. G. Hudson et al.   ECOLOGY

Arctic alpine vegetation change over 20 years

(2009) SCOTT D. WILSON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plant community responses to 5 years of simulated climate change in meadow and heath ecosystems at a subarctic-alpine site

(2009) Annika K. Jägerbrand et al.   OECOLOGIA

Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

(2009) E. Post et al.   SCIENCE

Slow Recovery of Lichen on Burned Caribou Winter Range in Alaska Tundra: Potential Influences of Climate Warming and Other Disturbance Factors

(2008) Randi Jandt et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

Opposing plant community responses to warming with and without herbivores

(2008) E. Post et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA