• 175 years of adaptation: North Scandinavian Sámi reindeer herding between government policies and winter climate variability (1835–2010) 

      Riseth, Jan Åge; Tømmervik, Hans; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Unmanaged wild reindeer populations tend to follow cyclical behaviour, and domesticatedreindeer populations often show cyclical behaviour, too. In this contribution, we intendto use the long-term development of two areas ...
    • Alpine garden plants from six continents show high vulnerability to ice encasement 

      Bjerke, Jarle W.; Elvebakk, Arve; Tømmervik, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Icy surfaces impose challenges for northern societies, wildlife and agriculture. However, there have been relatively few studies of the impacts of anoxic ground ice on non-agricultural plants. During the winter of 2009–2010, ...
    • Arctic browning: extreme events and trends reversing arctic greening 

      Phoenix, G. K.; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    • An artificial intelligence approach to remotely assess pale lichen biomass 

      Erlandsson, Rasmus Ingel; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Finne, Eirik Aasmo; Myneni, Ranga B.; Piao, Shilong; Wang, Xuhui; Virtanen, Tarmo; Räsänen, Aleksi; Kumpula, Timo; Kolari, Tiina H.M.; Tahvanainen, Teemu; Tømmervik, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Although generally given little attention in vegetation studies, ground-dwelling (terricolous) lichens are major contributors to overall carbon and nitrogen cycling, albedo, biodiversity and biomass in many high-latitude ...
    • Biologisk mangfold. Flakstad kommune 

      Strann, Karl Birger; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Frivoll, Vigdis Irene; Johnsen, Trond Vidar; Sortland, Frantz (NINA Rapport;139, Research report, 2006)
      Strann, K.-B., Bjerke, J.W., Frivoll, V., Johnsen, T.V. og Sortland, F. 2006. Biologisk mangfold: Flakstad kommune. - NINA Rapport 139. 35 s. Stortingsmelding nr. 42 (2000-2001) pålegger den enkelte sektor å gjennomføre ...
    • Biologisk mangfold. Karlsøy kommune 

      Strann, Karl Birger; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Frivoll, Vigdis Irene; Johnsen, Trond Vidar (NINA Rapport;208, Research report, 2007)
      Strann, K.-B., Bjerke, J. W., Frivoll, V. og Johnsen, T. V. 2007. Biologisk mangfold. Karlsøy kommune - NINA Rapport 208. 90s. Stortingsmelding nr. 42 (2000-2001) pålegger den enkelte sektor å gjennomføre kartlegging av ...
    • Biologisk mangfold. Røst kommune 

      Strann, Karl Birger; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Frivoll, Vigdis Irene; Johnsen, Trond Vidar (NINA Rapport;138, Research report, 2006)
      Strann, K.-B., Bjerke, J.W., Frivoll, V. og Johnsen, T.V. 2006. Biologisk mangfold: Røst kommune. - NINA Rapport 138. 42 s. Stortingsmelding nr. 42 (2000-2001) pålegger den enkelte sektor å gjennomføre kartlegging av ...
    • Biologisk mangfold. Skjervøy kommune 

      Strann, Karl Birger; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Frivoll, Vigdis Irene; Johnsen, Trond Vidar (NINA Rapport;209, Research report, 2007)
      Strann, K.-B., Bjerke, J.W., Frivoll, V. & Johnsen, T. V. 2007. Biologisk mangfold. Skjervøy kommune - NINA Rapport 209. 49 s. Stortingsmelding nr. 42 (2000-2001) pålegger den enkelte sektor å gjennomføre kartlegging av ...
    • Biologisk mangfold. Vågan kommune 

      Strann, Karl Birger; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Frivoll, Vigdis Irene; Johnsen, Trond Vidar; Sortland, Frantz (NINA Rapport;141, Research report, 2006)
      Strann, K.-B., Bjerke, J. W., Frivoll, V., Johnsen, T.V. & Sortland, F. 2006. Biologisk mangfold. Vågan kommune. - NINA Rapport 141. 56 pp. Stortingsmelding nr. 42 (2000-2001) pålegger den enkelte sektor å gjennomføre ...
    • Biologisk mangfold. Vestvågøy kommune 

      Strann, Karl Birger; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Frivoll, Vigdis Irene; Johnsen, Trond Vidar; Sortland, Frantz (NINA Rapport;140, Research report, 2006)
      Strann, K.-B., Bjerke, J. W., Frivoll, V., Johnsen, T.V. & Sortland, F. 2006. Biologisk mangfold. Vestvågøy kommune. - NINA Rapport 140. 80 pp. Stortingsmelding nr. 42 (2000-2001) pålegger den enkelte sektor å gjennomføre ...
    • Changes in winter warming events in the Nordic Arctic Region 

      Vikhamar-Schuler, Dagrun; Isaksen, Ketil; Haugen, Jan Erik; Tømmervik, Hans; Luks, Bartlomiej; Schuler, Thomas Vikhamar; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In recent years extreme winter warming events have been reported in arctic areas. These events are characterized as extraordinarily warm weather episodes, occasionally combined with intense rainfall, causing ecological ...
    • Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts 

      Bokhorst, Stef; Pedersen, Stine Højlund; Brucker, Ludovic; Anisimov, Oleg; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Brown, Ross D.; Ehrich, Dorothee (Journal article, 2016)
      Snow is a critically important and rapidly changing feature of the Arctic. However, snow-cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and prediction of snow. Plausible scenarios of ...
    • Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening 

      Piao, Shilong; Wang, Xuhui; Park, Taejin; Chen, Chi; Lian, Xu; He, Yue; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Chen, Anping; Ciais, Philippe; Tømmervik, Hans; Nemani, Ramakrishna R.; Myneni, Ranga B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • Climatic and biotic extreme events moderate long-term responses of above- and belowground sub-Arctic heathland communities to climate change 

      Bokhorst, Stef; Phoenix, Gareth K.; Berg, Matty P.; Callaghan, Terry V.; Kirby-Lambert, Christopher; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Climate change impacts are not uniform across the Arctic region because interacting factors causes large variations in local ecosystem change. Extreme climatic events and population cycles of herbivores occur simultaneously ...
    • Combining modelling tools to evaluate a goose management scheme 

      Baveco, Johannes M.; Bergjord, Anne-Kari; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Chudzinska, Magda E.; Pellissier, Loïc; Simonsen, Caroline E.; Madsen, Jesper; Tombre, Ingunn; Nolet, Bart A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Many goose species feed on agricultural land, and with growing goose numbers, conflicts with agriculture are increasing. One possible solution is to designate refuge areas where farmers are paid to leave geese undisturbed. ...
    • Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic 

      Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Kerby, Jeffrey T.; Phoenix, Gareth K.; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Epstein, Howard E.; Assmann, Jakob J.; John, Christian; Andreu-Hayles, Laia; Angers-Blondin, Sandra; Beck, Pieter S. A.; Berner, Logan T.; Bhatt, Uma S.; Bjorkman, Anne D.; Blok, Daan; Bryn, Anders; Christiansen, Casper Tai; Cornelissen, J. Hans C.; Cunliffe, Andrew M.; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; Forbes, Bruce C.; Goetz, Scott J.; Hollister, Robert D.; de Jong, Rogier; Loranty, Michael M.; Macias-Fauria, Marc; Maseyk, Kadmiel; Normand, Signe; Olofsson, Johan; Parker, Thomas C.; Parmentier, Frans-Jan W.; Post, Eric; Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela; Stordal, Frode; Sullivan, Patrick F.; Thomas, Haydn J.D.; Tømmervik, Hans; Treharne, Rachael; Tweedie, Craig E.; Walker, Donald A.; Wilmking, Martin; Wipf, Sonja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      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 ...
    • Contrasting survival and physiological responses of sub-Arctic plant types to extreme winter warming and nitrogen 

      Bokhorst, Stef; Jaakola, Laura; Karppinen, Katja; Edvinsen, Guro Kristine; Mæhre, Hanne Kirsti; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Main conclusion Evergreen plants are more vulnerable than grasses and birch to snow and temperature variability in the sub-Arctic. Most Arctic climate impact studies focus on single factors, such as summer warming, while ...
    • Development of new metrics to assess and quantify climatic drivers of Extreme event driven Arctic browning 

      Treharne, Rachael; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Tømmervik, Hans; Phoenix, Gareth H. (Journal article, 2020)
      Rapid climate change in Arctic regions is resulting in more frequent extreme climatic events. These can cause large-scale vegetation damage, and are therefore among key drivers of declines in biomass and productivity (or ...
    • Evolution of complex symbiotic relationships in a morphologically derived family of lichen-forming fungi 

      Divakar, Pradeep K.; Crespo, Ana; Wedin, Mats; Leavitt, Steven D.; Hawksworth, David L.; Myllys, Leena; McCune, Bruce; Randlane, Tiina; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Ohmura, Yoshihito; Schmitt, Imke; Boluda, Carlos G.; Alors, David; Roca-Valiente, Beatriz; Del-Prado, Ruth; Ruibal, Constantino; Buaruang, Kawinnat; Núñez-Zapata, Jano; de Paz, Guillermo Amo; Rico, Victor J.; Molina, M. Carmen; Elix, John A.; Esslinger, Theodore L.; Tronstad, Inger Kristin Kolstø; Lindgen, Hanna; Ertz, Damien; Gueidan, Cécile; Saag, Lauri; Mark, Kristiina; Singh, Garima; Dal Grande, Fransesco; Parnmen, Sittiporn; Beck, Andreas; Benatti, Michel Navarro; Blanchon, Dan; Candan, Mehmet; Clerc, Philippe; Goward, Trevor; Grube, Martin; Hodkinson, Brendan P.; Hur, Jae-Seoun; Kantvilas, Gintaras; Kirika, Paul M.; Lendemer, James; Mattsson, Jan-Eric; Messuti, Maria Ines; Miadlikowska, Jolanta; Nelsen, Matthew P.; Ohlson, Jan I.; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Saag, Andres; Sipman, Harrie J.M.; Sohrabi, Mohammad; Thell, Arne; Thor, Göran; Truong, Camille; Yahr, Rebecca; Upreti, Dalip K.; Cubas, Paloma; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      We studied the evolutionary history of the Parmeliaceae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota),one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi with complex and variable morphologies,also including several lichenicolous fungi. ...
    • Extreme event impacts on CO2 fluxes across a range of high latitude, shrub-dominated ecosystems 

      Treharne, Rachael; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Tømmervik, Hans; Phoenix, Gareth K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The Arctic is experiencing an increased frequency of extreme events which can cause landscape-scale vegetation damage. Extreme event-driven damage is an important driver of the decline in vegetation productivity (termed ...