Essays about: "Arctic vegetation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words Arctic vegetation.
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1. Do OTC warming effects on ecosystem processes depend on moss species identity, precipitation, and moss removal?
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Long-term warming experiments in arctic tundra have resulted in reduced moss cover and increased vascular plant cover. As mosses have a major impact on microclimatic conditions, changes in community composition can potentially alter direct and indirect drivers of productivity and decomposition, which are low in arctic ecosystems. READ MORE
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2. Applying LPJ-GUESS on the Arctic: A model evaluation and benchmarking study
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Warming in the Arctic occurs at a much higher rate than the global average, which has a considerable impact on the Arctic terrestrial carbon cycle. Permafrost thawing can release substantial amounts of carbon, whilst tundra shrubification and tree-line advance, on the other hand, may compensate for this. READ MORE
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3. Plant community responses to 15 years of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization along an elevational gradient in the subarctic tundra
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Climate change in the Arctic has profound effects on tundra vegetation, directly through increasing temperatures and indirectly through changes in plant community composition and nutrient cycling. Fertilization experiments are widely used to study the effects of increased nutrient availability on arctic tundra vegetation. READ MORE
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4. Legacy effects of temperature alterations on microbial resistance and resilience to drying and rewetting
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : With warming in soils due to climate change, a series of secondary factors arise, which have multifaceted effects on soil microbial communities. Of these, alterations to soil moisture are among the most crucial to understanding how microbial functions will change in the face of climate change. READ MORE
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5. THE INFLUENCE OF TUNDRA VEGETATION ON SOIL TEMPERATURES
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : The arctic has experienced more rapid global warming and is more sensitive to temperature changes compared with the rest of the world. We can already see how vegetation distributed across the arctic tundra has changed in composition, height, and abundance. READ MORE