• Can bryophyte groups increase functional resolution in tundra ecosystems? 

      Lett, Signe; Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg Svala; Cooper, Elisabeth; Becker-Scarpitta, Antoine; Christiansen, Casper T.; During, Heinjo; Ekelund, Flemming; Henry, Gregory H. R.; Lang, Simone I.; Michelsen, Anders; Rousk, Kathrin; Alatalo, Juha M.; Betway, Katlyn R.; Busca, Sara; Callaghan, Terry; Carbognani, Michele; Cornelissen, Hans C.; Dorrepaal, Ellen; Egelkraut, Dagmar; Elumeeva, Tatiana G.; Hollister, Robert D.; Jägerbrand, Annika K.; Keuper, Frida; Klanderud, Kari; Lévesque, Esther; Liu, Xin; May, Jeremy; Michel, Pascale; Mörsdorf, Martin; Petraglia, Alessandro; Rixen, Christian; Robroek, Bjorn J.M.; Rzepczynska, Agnieszka M.; Soudzilovskaia, Nadeja A.; Tolvanen, Anne; Vandvik, Vigdis; Volkov, Igor; Volkova, Irina; van Zuijlen, Kristel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-30)
      The relative contribution of bryophytes to plant diversity, primary productivity, and ecosystem functioning increases towards colder climates. Bryophytes respond to environmental changes at the species level, but because bryophyte species are relatively difficult to identify, they are often lumped into one functional group. Consequently, bryophyte function remains poorly resolved. Here, we explore ...
    • Long-term herbivore removal experiments reveal how geese and reindeer shape vegetation and ecosystem CO2-fluxes in high-Arctic tundra 

      Petit Bon, Matteo; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Loonen, M. J. J. E; Petraglia, Alessandro; Bråthen, Kari Anne; Böhner, Hanna; Layton-Matthews, Kate; Beard, Karen H.; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg Svala; Van der Wal, René (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-23)
      1. Given the current rates of climate change, with associated shifts in herbivore population densities, understanding the role of different herbivores in ecosystem functioning is critical for predicting ecosystem responses. Here, we examined how migratory geese and resident, non-migratory reindeer—two dominating yet functionally contrasting herbivores—control vegetation and ecosystem processes in ...
    • A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network 

      Hollister, Robert D.; Elphinstone, Cassandra; Henry, Greg H.R.; Bjorkman, Anne D.; Klanderud, Kari; Björk, Robert G.; Björkman, Mats P.; Bokhorst, Stef; Carbognani, Michele; Cooper, Elisabeth; Dorrepaal, Ellen; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; Fetcher, Ned; Gallois, Elise C.; Gudmundsson, Jon Steinar; Healey, Nathan C.; Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg Svala; Klarenberg, Ingeborg J.; Oberbauer, Steven F.; Macek, Petr; May, Jeremy L.; Mereghetti, Alessandro; Molau, Ulf; Petraglia, Alessandro; Rinnan, Riikka; Rixen, Christian; Wookey, Philip A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-19)
      Open top chambers (OTCs) were adopted as the recommended warming mechanism by the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) network in the early 1990’s. Since then, OTCs have been deployed across the globe. Hundreds of papers have reported the impacts of OTCs on the abiotic environment and the biota. Here we review the impacts of the OTC on the physical environment, with comments on the appropriateness ...