Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

Isla H. Myers-Smith (), Jeffrey T. Kerby (), Gareth K. Phoenix, Jarle W. Bjerke, Howard E. Epstein, Jakob J. Assmann, Christian John, Laia Andreu-Hayles, Sandra Angers-Blondin, Pieter S. A. Beck, Logan T. Berner, Uma S. Bhatt, Anne D. Bjorkman, Daan Blok, Anders Bryn, Casper T. Christiansen, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Andrew M. Cunliffe, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Bruce C. Forbes, Scott J. Goetz, Robert D. Hollister, Rogier Jong, Michael M. Loranty, Marc Macias-Fauria, Kadmiel Maseyk, Signe Normand, Johan Olofsson, Thomas C. Parker, Frans-Jan W. Parmentier, Eric Post, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Frode Stordal, Patrick F. Sullivan, Haydn J. D. Thomas, Hans Tømmervik, Rachael Treharne, Craig E. Tweedie, Donald A. Walker, Martin Wilmking and Sonja Wipf
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Isla H. Myers-Smith: University of Edinburgh
Jeffrey T. Kerby: Dartmouth College
Gareth K. Phoenix: University of Sheffield
Jarle W. Bjerke: FRAM High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment
Howard E. Epstein: University of Virginia
Jakob J. Assmann: University of Edinburgh
Christian John: University of California
Laia Andreu-Hayles: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Sandra Angers-Blondin: University of Edinburgh
Pieter S. A. Beck: Joint Research Centre
Logan T. Berner: Northern Arizona University
Uma S. Bhatt: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Anne D. Bjorkman: Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Daan Blok: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Anders Bryn: University of Oslo
Casper T. Christiansen: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Center for Climate Research
J. Hans C. Cornelissen: Vrije Universiteit
Andrew M. Cunliffe: University of Exeter
Sarah C. Elmendorf: University of Colorado
Bruce C. Forbes: Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Scott J. Goetz: Northern Arizona University
Robert D. Hollister: Grand Valley State University
Rogier Jong: University of Zurich
Michael M. Loranty: Colgate University
Marc Macias-Fauria: University of Oxford
Kadmiel Maseyk: The Open University
Signe Normand: University of Aarhus
Johan Olofsson: Umeå University, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Thomas C. Parker: University of Stirling
Frans-Jan W. Parmentier: University of Oslo
Eric Post: University of California
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub: University of Zurich
Frode Stordal: University of Oslo
Patrick F. Sullivan: University of Alaska Anchorage
Haydn J. D. Thomas: University of Edinburgh
Hans Tømmervik: FRAM High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment
Rachael Treharne: University of Sheffield
Craig E. Tweedie: University of Texas at El Paso
Donald A. Walker: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Martin Wilmking: University Greifswald
Sonja Wipf: Team Mountain Ecosystems

Nature Climate Change, 2020, vol. 10, issue 2, 106-117

Abstract: Abstract As the Arctic warms, vegetation is responding, and satellite measures indicate widespread greening at high latitudes. This ‘greening of the Arctic’ is among the world’s most important large-scale ecological responses to global climate change. However, a consensus is emerging that the underlying causes and future dynamics of so-called Arctic greening and browning trends are more complex, variable and inherently scale-dependent than previously thought. Here we summarize the complexities of observing and interpreting high-latitude greening to identify priorities for future research. Incorporating satellite and proximal remote sensing with in-situ data, while accounting for uncertainties and scale issues, will advance the study of past, present and future Arctic vegetation change.

Date: 2020
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