Towards rainy high Arctic winters: how ice-encasement impacts tundra plant phenology, productivity and reproduction
M. Le Moullec, A.-L. Hendel, M. Petit Bon, I. S. Jonsdottir, O. Varpe, R. van der Wal, L. Beumer, K. Layton-Matthews, K. Isaksen, B. B. Hansen
This study examines how winter ice-encasement from rain-on-snow events affects tundra plant phenology, productivity, and reproduction in the high Arctic, showing compensatory responses and trade-offs.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2021 · PreprintPlant Biology