Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
- Myers-Smith, Isla H.
- Kerby, Jeffrey T.
- Phoenix, Gareth K.
- Bjerke, Jarle W.
- Epstein, Howard E.
- Assmann, Jakob J.
- John, Christian
- Andreu-Hayles, Laia
- Angers-Blodin, Sandra
- Beck, Pieter S. A.
- Berner, Logan T.
- Bhatt, Uma S.
- Bjorkman, Anne D.
- Blok, Daan
- Bryn, Anders
- Christiansen, Casper T.
- Cornelissen, J. Hans C.
- Cunliffe, Andrew M.
- Elmendorf, Sarah C.
- Forbes, Bruce C.
- Goetz, Scott J.
- Hollister, Robert D.
- de Jong, Rogier
- Loranty, Michael M.
- Macias-Fauria, Marc
- Maseyk, Kadmiel
- Normand, Signe
- Olofsson, Johan
- Parker, Thomas C.
- Parmentier, Frans-Jan W.
- Post, Eric
- Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela
- Stordal, Frode
- Sullivan, Patrick F.
- Thomas, Haydn J. D.
- Tømmervik, Hans
- Treharne, Rachael
- Tweedie, Craig E.
- Walker, Donald A.
- Wilmking, Martin
- Wipf, Sonja
DOIAbstract
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...
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