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Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth : A review

Myers-Smith, Isla H. ; Hallinger, Martin ; Blok, Daan LU ; Sass-Klaassen, Ute ; Rayback, Shelly A. ; Weijers, Stef ; Trant, Andrew J. ; Tape, Ken D. ; Naito, Adam T. and Wipf, Sonja , et al. (2015) In Earth-Science Reviews 140. p.1-13
Abstract

Shrubs have increased in abundance and dominance in arctic and alpine regions in recent decades. This often dramatic change, likely due to climate warming, has the potential to alter both the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. The analysis of shrub growth is improving our understanding of tundra vegetation dynamics and environmental changes. However, dendrochronological methods developed for trees, need to be adapted for the morphology and growth eccentricity of shrubs. Here, we review current and developing methods to measure radial and axial growth, estimate age, and assess growth dynamics in relation to environmental variables. Recent advances in sampling methods, analysis and applications have improved our ability to... (More)

Shrubs have increased in abundance and dominance in arctic and alpine regions in recent decades. This often dramatic change, likely due to climate warming, has the potential to alter both the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. The analysis of shrub growth is improving our understanding of tundra vegetation dynamics and environmental changes. However, dendrochronological methods developed for trees, need to be adapted for the morphology and growth eccentricity of shrubs. Here, we review current and developing methods to measure radial and axial growth, estimate age, and assess growth dynamics in relation to environmental variables. Recent advances in sampling methods, analysis and applications have improved our ability to investigate growth and recruitment dynamics of shrubs. However, to extrapolate findings to the biome scale, future dendroecological work will require improved approaches that better address variation in growth within parts of the plant, among individuals within populations and between species.

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Dendrochronology, Dendroecology, Growth rings, Shrub, Stem increments, Tundra
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Earth-Science Reviews
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140
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13 pages
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:84909952351
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0012-8252
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10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Shrubs have increased in abundance and dominance in arctic and alpine regions in recent decades. This often dramatic change, likely due to climate warming, has the potential to alter both the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. The analysis of shrub growth is improving our understanding of tundra vegetation dynamics and environmental changes. However, dendrochronological methods developed for trees, need to be adapted for the morphology and growth eccentricity of shrubs. Here, we review current and developing methods to measure radial and axial growth, estimate age, and assess growth dynamics in relation to environmental variables. Recent advances in sampling methods, analysis and applications have improved our ability to investigate growth and recruitment dynamics of shrubs. However, to extrapolate findings to the biome scale, future dendroecological work will require improved approaches that better address variation in growth within parts of the plant, among individuals within populations and between species.</p>}},
  author       = {{Myers-Smith, Isla H. and Hallinger, Martin and Blok, Daan and Sass-Klaassen, Ute and Rayback, Shelly A. and Weijers, Stef and Trant, Andrew J. and Tape, Ken D. and Naito, Adam T. and Wipf, Sonja and Rixen, Christian and Dawes, Melissa A. and Wheeler, Julia A. and Buchwal, Agata and Baittinger, Claudia and Macias-Fauria, Marc and Forbes, Bruce C. and Lévesque, Esther and Boulanger-Lapointe, Noémie and Beil, Ilka and Ravolainen, Virve and Wilmking, Martin}},
  issn         = {{0012-8252}},
  keywords     = {{Dendrochronology; Dendroecology; Growth rings; Shrub; Stem increments; Tundra}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  pages        = {{1--13}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Earth-Science Reviews}},
  title        = {{Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth : A review}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004}},
  volume       = {{140}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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