New publications about borealization

Read here some recent publications related to borealization.

Multi-index analysis reveals complexity of tundra greening and shrubification on Yamal Peninsula

This study by Koivisto et al. investigates how greening is affected by the expansion of shrub species on the Yamal ...

Herbivore decline switches a high Arctic plant community from top-down to bottom-up control

This study explores how a tundra plant community at Zackenberg in NE Greenland is influenced by both grazing animals and ...

Borealization of tundra ecosystems with climate and land-use change

We are happy to start the new year with the publication of the first topical review from the Nordic Borealization ...

New paper on potential new alien plants across the Arctic

Invasive species are one of today's main environmental challenges, implicated in biodiversity loss and causing huge ecological and economic costs ...

Borealization of tundra plant communities is largely driven by species that are already in the Arctic

The composition of tundra plant communities is rapidly changing due to climate change. The potential encroachment of boreal species, from ...

Beavers and their ponds are moving north

The spread of the beaver (Castor canadensis) into the Arctic tundra is a textbook example of the process of borealization ...

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