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dc.contributor.authorSoininen, Eeva M
dc.contributor.authorBarrio, I.
dc.contributor.authorJepsen, Jane Uhd
dc.contributor.authorEhrich, Dorothee
dc.contributor.authorRavolainen, Virve T.
dc.contributor.authorSpeed, James David Mervyn
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-02T10:35:32Z
dc.date.available2018-10-02T10:35:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-27
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Background</i>: Along with climate change, herbivory is considered a main driver of ecosystem change in terrestrial Arctic environments. Understanding how herbivory influences the resilience of Arctic ecosystems to ongoing environmental changes is essential to inform policy and guide sustainable management practices. However, many studies indicate that the effects of herbivores on plants and ecosystem functioning depend on the abiotic and biotic conditions where the interaction takes place, i.e. the ecological context. Yet, the range of ecological contexts in which herbivory has been studied in the Arctic has not been systematically assessed. A lack of such evaluation prevents understanding the robustness and generalizability of our knowledge of Arctic herbivore effects on vegetation and ecosystems. The main objective of our systematic map is to identify the ecological contexts where herbivory is studied in the Arctic. Hence, this systematic map will enable us to assess our ability to make generalizable and robust conclusions regarding the impacts of Arctic herbivory.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We will search academic and grey literature using databases, search engines and specialist websites, and select studies addressing the response of the plant(s) to herbivory, deemed relevant in terms of (i) population (terrestrial Arctic plants and plant communities), (ii) exposure (herbivory, including disturbance and fertilization effects of herbivores), and (iii) modifier (ecological context being in the terrestrial Arctic including forest-tundra). We will synthesize the results using systematic mapping approaches.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFRAM—High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment Terrestrial Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0135-1> https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0135-1</a>. Version of record, licensed <a href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/> CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.</a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationSoininen, E.M., Barrio, I., Jepsen, J.U., Ehrich, D., Ravolainen, V. & Speed, J.D.M. (2018). Evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 7(23). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0135-1en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1616880
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0135-1
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13750-018-0135-1
dc.identifier.issn2047-2382
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13894
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalEnvironmental Evidence
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Zoology and botany: 480en_US
dc.subjectBrowsingen_US
dc.subjectGrazingen_US
dc.subjectGrubbingen_US
dc.subjectDefoliationen_US
dc.subjectTundraen_US
dc.subjectOro-Arcticen_US
dc.subjectForest-tundraen_US
dc.subjectVegetationen_US
dc.subjectPlant–herbivore interactionen_US
dc.titleEvidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map protocolen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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