Ecosystem change and stability over multiple decades in the Swedish subarctic: complex processes and multiple drivers

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 368; no. 1624; p. 20120488
• Main Authors: Callaghan, Terry V, Jonasson, Christer, Thierfelder, Tomas, Yang, Zhenlin, Hedenås, Henrik, Johansson, Margareta, Molau, Ulf, Van Bogaert, Rik, Michelsen, Anders, Olofsson, Johan, Gwynn-Jones, Dylan, Bokhorst, Stef, Phoenix, Gareth, Bjerke, Jarle W., Tømmervik, Hans, Christensen, Torben R., Hanna, Edward, Koller, Eva K., Sloan, Victoria L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 19.08.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Arctic Regions; Climate Change; Climate Change Impacts; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem Stability; Ekologi; Environmental Sciences; Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; Geovetenskap och relaterad miljövetenskap; Human Activities; Miljövetenskap; Natural Sciences; Naturgeografi; Naturvetenskap; Physical Geography; Plants; Population Dynamics; Subarctic Environment; Sweden; Temperature; Ultraviolet Rays; Arctic Regions; Sweden; climate change impacts; ecosystem stability; subarctic environment

The subarctic environment of northernmost Sweden has changed over the past century, particularly elements of climate and cryosphere. This paper presents a unique geo-referenced record of environmental and ecosystem observations from the area since 1913. Abiotic changes have been substantial. Vegetat...