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Fire, climate change, and the reorganization of Arctic ecosystems
Alaskan nature writer Bill Sherwonit reports on Yale Environment 360 about the complex response of Arctic ecosystems to climate change in how Arctic Tundra is Being Lost As Far North Quickly Warms: Researchers have known for years that the Arctic … Continue reading
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Tagged arctic, Bill Sherwonit, climate change, fire, Kyle Joly, Randi Jandt, thermokart, tundra, yale360
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Climate Change May Transform Fire Regime in Tundra
Philip Higuera and collaborators suggests that based on paleo-ecological analysis of past fire regimes, climate change could lead to abrupt shifts in tundra fire frequency as climate change vegetation shifts from herb to shrub dominated tundra. In their article (Higuera … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaksa, Alaska, arctic, climate change, fire regime, paleo-ecology, Philip Higuera, tundra
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Is the Arctic Already Lost?
Is the home of polar bears, seals and Inuit communities already doomed? asks Jon Foley in Tipping Points in the Tundra a recent commentary Science. According to him, several recent sources of evidence show that feedback mechanisms seem to be … Continue reading