Shrub canopies influence soil temperatures but not nutrient dynamics: An experimental test of tundra snow-shrub interactions
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Shrub canopies influence soil temperatures but not nutrient dynamics: An experimental test of tundra snow–shrub interactions
Shrubs are the largest plant life form in tundra ecosystems; therefore, any changes in the abundance of shrubs will feedback to influence biodiversity, ecosystem function, and climate. The snow-shrub hypothesis asserts that shrub canopies trap snow and insulate soils in winter, increasing the rates of nutrient cycling to create a positive feedback to shrub expansion. However, previous work has ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.710