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dc.contributor.authorBokhorst, Stef
dc.contributor.authorBjerke, Jarle Werner
dc.contributor.authorTømmervik, Hans
dc.contributor.authorPreece, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorPhoenix, Gareth K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T13:11:19Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T13:11:19Z
dc.date.created2012-08-09T13:33:07Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationAmbio. 2012, 41 246-255.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0044-7447
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2561530
dc.description.abstractWinter climate and snow cover are the important drivers of plant community development in polar regions. However, the impacts of changing winter climate and associated changes in snow regime have received much less attention than changes during summer. Here, we synthesize the results from studies on the impacts of extreme winter weather events on polar heathland and lichen communities. Dwarf shrubs, mosses and soil arthropods were negatively impacted by extreme warming events while lichens showed variable responses to changes in extreme winter weather events. Snow mould formation underneath the snow may contribute to spatial heterogeneity in plant growth, arthropod communities and carbon cycling. Winter snow cover and depth will drive the reported impacts of winter climate change and add to spatial patterns in vegetation heterogeneity. The challenges ahead lie in obtaining better predictions on the snow patterns across the landscape and how these will be altered due to winter climate change.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.subjectautumnnb_NO
dc.subjectEmpetrum nigrumnb_NO
dc.subjecticingnb_NO
dc.subjectsnownb_NO
dc.subjectsnow mouldnb_NO
dc.subjectwinternb_NO
dc.titleEcosystem response to climatic change: the importance of the cold seasonnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber246-255nb_NO
dc.source.volume41nb_NO
dc.source.journalAmbionb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13280-012-0310-5
dc.identifier.cristin938021
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 216434nb_NO
cristin.unitcode7511,4,0,0
cristin.unitnameTromsø
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextpostprint
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