Nature Climate Change

, volume 10 , issue 2 , pages 106-117

Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

I. H. Myers-Smith ¹

Jeffrey T Kerby ^{2, 3}

G. K. Phoenix ⁴

J. W. BJERKE ⁵

Howard Epstein ⁶

Jakob J. Assmann ^{1, 7}

Christian John ³

Laia Andreu-Hayles ⁸

Sandra Angers Blondin ¹

Pieter S. A. Beck ⁹

L. T. Berner ¹⁰

Uma S. Bhatt ¹¹

Anne D Bjorkman ^{12, 13}

D. Blok ¹⁴

Anders Bryn ¹⁵

Casper Tai Christiansen ¹⁶

J. Cornelissen ¹⁷

Andrew M. Cunliffe ¹⁸

Sarah C. Elmendorf ¹⁹

Bruce C. Forbes ²⁰

S. Goetz ¹⁰

Robert M. Hollister ²¹

Rogier De Jong ²²

Michael M. Loranty ²³

Marc Macias-Fauria ²⁴

Kadmiel Maseyk ²⁵

Signe Normand ⁷

J. Olofsson ²⁶

Thomas C Parker ²⁷

Frans Parmentier ^{28, 29, 30}

Eric G. Post ³

G. Schaepman-Strub ³¹

Frode Stordal ²⁸

Patrick F Sullivan ³²

Haydn J D Thomas ¹

H Tømmervik ⁵

Rachael Treharne ⁴

Craig Tweedie ³³

Donald A. Walker ³⁴

Martin Wilmking ³⁵

Sonja Wipf ³⁶

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School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK |

Neukom Institute for Computational Science and the Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA |

Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, USA |

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Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK |

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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, FRAM High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, Tromsø, Norway |

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Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA |

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Section for Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity and Arctic Research Center, Department of Bioscience, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark |

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, USA |

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy |

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School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA |

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Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA |

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Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |

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Department of Biological and Environmental sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden |

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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, The Hague, the Netherlands |

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Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway |

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NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway |

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Systems Ecology, Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |

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School of Geography, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK |

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Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA |

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Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland |

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Biology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, USA |

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Department Of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |

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Department of Geography, Colgate University, Hamilton, USA |

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School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK |

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School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK |

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Umeå University, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå, Sweden |

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Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK |

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Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway |

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Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden |

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Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT—The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway |

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Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, zurich, Switzerland |

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Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, USA |

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Department of Biological Sciences and the Environmental Science and Engineering Program, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA |

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Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA |

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Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany |

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WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Team Mountain Ecosystems, Davos Dorf, Switzerland |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-01-31

Springer Nature

Nature Climate Change

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ISSN: 1758678X, 17586798

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0688-1

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Abstract

As the Arctic warms, vegetation is responding, and satellite measures indicate widespread greening at high latitudes. This ‘greening of the Arctic’ is among the world’s most important large-scale ecological responses to global climate change. However, a consensus is emerging that the underlying causes and future dynamics of so-called Arctic greening and browning trends are more complex, variable and inherently scale-dependent than previously thought. Here we summarize the complexities of observing and interpreting high-latitude greening to identify priorities for future research. Incorporating satellite and proximal remote sensing with in-situ data, while accounting for uncertainties and scale issues, will advance the study of past, present and future Arctic vegetation change. As tundra ecosystems respond to rapid Arctic warming, satellite records suggest a widespread greening. This Perspective highlights the challenges of interpreting complex Arctic greening trends and provides direction for future research by combining ecological and remote sensing approaches.

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Zakharov Evgeny

PhD in Biological/biomedical sciences

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North-Eastern Federal University

Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Tsymbarovich Petr

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Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute

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Varlagin Andrej

PhD in Biological/biomedical sciences

101 publications, 9 675 citations

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A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Bodur Vladimir

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Tomsk State University

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Loiko Sergey

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Tomsk State University

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Hantemirov Rashit

DSc in Biological/biomedical sciences

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Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Ural Federal University

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Shalaumova Yulia

PhD in Engineering

29 publications, 69 citations

h-index: 5

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Ural State Forest Engineering University

Mathematical modeling

Statistics

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Chen Deliang

171 publications, 905 citations, 7 reviews

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University of Gothenburg

Tsinghua University

Dongguan University of Technology

Zhengzhou University

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Giuliani Gregory

114 publications, 2 951 citations, 1 review

h-index: 32

University of Geneva

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Myers-Smith I. H. et al. Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic // Nature Climate Change. 2020. Vol. 10. No. 2. pp. 106-117.

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Myers-Smith I. H., Kerby J. T., Phoenix G. K., BJERKE J. W., Epstein H., Assmann J. J., John C., Andreu-Hayles L., Angers Blondin S., Beck P. S. A., Berner L. T., Bhatt U. S., Bjorkman A. D., Blok D., Bryn A., Christiansen C. T., Cornelissen J., Cunliffe A. M., Elmendorf S. C., Forbes B. C., Goetz S., Hollister R. M., De Jong R., Loranty M. M., Macias-Fauria M., Maseyk K., Normand S., Olofsson J., Parker T. C., Parmentier F., Post E. G., Schaepman-Strub G., Stordal F., Sullivan P. F., Thomas H. J. D., Tømmervik H., Treharne R., Tweedie C., Walker D. A., Wilmking M., Wipf S. Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic // Nature Climate Change. 2020. Vol. 10. No. 2. pp. 106-117.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1038/s41558-019-0688-1

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TI - Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

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AU - Myers-Smith, I. H.

AU - Kerby, Jeffrey T

AU - Phoenix, G. K.

AU - BJERKE, J. W.

AU - Epstein, Howard

AU - Assmann, Jakob J.

AU - John, Christian

AU - Andreu-Hayles, Laia

AU - Angers Blondin, Sandra

AU - Beck, Pieter S. A.

AU - Berner, L. T.

AU - Bhatt, Uma S.

AU - Bjorkman, Anne D

AU - Blok, D.

AU - Bryn, Anders

AU - Christiansen, Casper Tai

AU - Cornelissen, J.

AU - Cunliffe, Andrew M.

AU - Elmendorf, Sarah C.

AU - Forbes, Bruce C.

AU - Goetz, S.

AU - Hollister, Robert M.

AU - De Jong, Rogier

AU - Loranty, Michael M.

AU - Macias-Fauria, Marc

AU - Maseyk, Kadmiel

AU - Normand, Signe

AU - Olofsson, J.

AU - Parker, Thomas C

AU - Parmentier, Frans

AU - Post, Eric G.

AU - Schaepman-Strub, G.

AU - Stordal, Frode

AU - Sullivan, Patrick F

AU - Thomas, Haydn J D

AU - Tømmervik, H

AU - Treharne, Rachael

AU - Tweedie, Craig

AU - Walker, Donald A.

AU - Wilmking, Martin

AU - Wipf, Sonja

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DA - 2020/01/31

PB - Springer Nature

SP - 106-117

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@article{2020_Myers-Smith,

author = {I. H. Myers-Smith and Jeffrey T Kerby and G. K. Phoenix and J. W. BJERKE and Howard Epstein and Jakob J. Assmann and Christian John and Laia Andreu-Hayles and Sandra Angers Blondin and Pieter S. A. Beck and L. T. Berner and Uma S. Bhatt and Anne D Bjorkman and D. Blok and Anders Bryn and Casper Tai Christiansen and J. Cornelissen and Andrew M. Cunliffe and Sarah C. Elmendorf and Bruce C. Forbes and S. Goetz and Robert M. Hollister and Rogier De Jong and Michael M. Loranty and Marc Macias-Fauria and Kadmiel Maseyk and Signe Normand and J. Olofsson and Thomas C Parker and Frans Parmentier and Eric G. Post and G. Schaepman-Strub and Frode Stordal and Patrick F Sullivan and Haydn J D Thomas and H Tømmervik and Rachael Treharne and Craig Tweedie and Donald A. Walker and Martin Wilmking and Sonja Wipf},

title = {Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic},

journal = {Nature Climate Change},

year = {2020},

volume = {10},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {jan},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0688-1},

number = {2},

pages = {106--117},

doi = {10.1038/s41558-019-0688-1}

}

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Myers-Smith, I. H., et al. “Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic.” Nature Climate Change, vol. 10, no. 2, Jan. 2020, pp. 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0688-1.

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Nature Climate Change

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27.1

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