Warming and shrub encroachment decrease decomposition in arid alpine and subalpine ecosystems
Climate change is shifting species distributions and altering plant community composition worldwide. For instance, with rising temperatures shrubs are encroaching into alpine ecosystems, resulting in important implications for ecosystem functioning. In particular, woody-plant encroachment could slow...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1494941 |