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Molecular Footprints of Quaternary Climate Fluctuations in the Circumpolar Tundra Shrub Dwarf Birch.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2025
Dance Maria, Saupe Erin E, Borrell James, Eidesen Pernille Bronken, Ackerman Daniel, Assmann Jakob, Forbes Bruce C, Gurskaya Marina, Høye Toke T, Karlsen Stein R, Kumpula Timo, Lamentowicz Mariusz, Loranty Michael M, Myers-Smith Isla, Prevéy Janet, Rixen Christian, Schaepman-Strub Gabriela, Słowiński Michał, Słowińska Sandra, Sokolov Aleksandr, Speed James D M, Spiegel Marcus, Wilmking Martin, Macias-Fauria Marc
Abstract excerpt
The Arctic tundra biome is undergoing rapid shrub expansion ('shrubification') in response to anthropogenic climate change. During the previous ~2.6 million years, glacial cycles caused substantial shifts in Arctic vegetation, leading to changes in species' distributions, abundance and connectivity, which have left lasting impacts on the genetic structure of modern populations. Examining how shrubs responded to...
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- Betula
- Climate Change
- Tundra
- Bayes Theorem
