Changes in the understory plant community and ecosystem properties along a shrub density gradient
Climate warming is projected to alter the vegetation community composition of arctic and alpine ecosystems including an increase in the relative abundance and cover of deciduous shrubs. This change in plant functional group dominance will likely alter tundra ecosystem structure and function. We cond...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Arctic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0026 |