Tree and Shrub Expansion Over the Past 34 Years at the Tree-Line Near Abisko, Sweden

Shrubs and trees are expected to expand in the sub-Arctic due to global warming. Our study was conducted in Abisko, sub-arctic Sweden. We recorded the change in coverage of shrub and tree species over a 32- to 34-year period, in three 50 × 50 m plots; in the alpine-tree-line ecotone. The cover of sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ambio 2011-09, Vol.40 (6), p.683-692
Hauptverfasser:	Rundqvist, Sara, Hedenås, Henrik, Sandström, Anneli, Emanuelsson, Urban, Eriksson, Håkan, Jonasson, Christer, Callaghan, Terry V
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	20th century Atmospheric Sciences Betula - growth & development Betula nana Betula pubescens Biodiversity Birch trees Breast Climate Change Documentation Earth and Environmental Science Ecology Ecosystem Environment Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environmental Management Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use Forest ecology Global warming Hardwood trees Herbivores Herbivory Human impacts Human influences Humans Hypothesis testing Ice ages Juniperus communis Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap Mountains Physical Geography Plant Development Plant species Populus tremula Precipitation Reindeer Salix Salix - growth & development Shrubs Sorbus aucuparia Stems Sub-Arctic Sweden Temperature Time Factors Tree-line Treeline Trees Trees - growth & development Tundra Vegetation Vegetation change Willow
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Zusammenfassung:	Shrubs and trees are expected to expand in the sub-Arctic due to global warming. Our study was conducted in Abisko, sub-arctic Sweden. We recorded the change in coverage of shrub and tree species over a 32- to 34-year period, in three 50 × 50 m plots; in the alpine-tree-line ecotone. The cover of shrubs and trees (
ISSN:	0044-7447 1654-7209 1654-7209
DOI:	10.1007/s13280-011-0174-0