Warming-induced tipping points of Arctic and alpine shrub recruitment [Ecology]

Shrub recruitment, a key component of vegetation dynamics beyond forests, is a highly sensitive indicator of climate and environmental change. Warming-induced tipping points in Arctic and alpine treeless ecosystems are, however, little understood. Here, we compare two long-term recruitment datasets of 2,770 shrubs from coastal East Greenland and from the...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Xiaoming Lu, Eryuan Liang, Flurin Babst, J. Julio Camarero, Ulf Buntgen Tags: Ecology, Brief Reports Biological Sciences Source Type: research