Article
Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 Jan 2006
Walker Marilyn D, Wahren C Henrik, Hollister Robert D, Henry Greg H R, Ahlquist Lorraine E, Alatalo Juha M, Bret-Harte M Syndonia, Calef Monika P, Callaghan Terry V, Carroll Amy B, Epstein Howard E, Jónsdóttir Ingibjörg S, Klein Julia A, Magnússon Borgthór, Molau Ulf, Oberbauer Steven F, Rewa Steven P, Robinson Clare H, Shaver Gaius R, Suding Katharine N, Thompson Catharine C, Tolvanen Anne, Totland Ørjan, Turner P Lee, Tweedie Craig E, Webber Patrick J, Wookey Philip A
Abstract excerpt
Recent observations of changes in some tundra ecosystems appear to be responses to a warming climate. Several experimental studies have shown that tundra plants and ecosystems can respond strongly to environmental change, including warming; however, most studies were limited to a single location and were of short duration and based on a variety of experimental designs. In addition, comparisons among studies are...
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