Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10840748 | Plant Science | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
â¶ Fences were used in an experiment in High Arctic Svalbard to enhance snow build-up which led to delayed snow-melt. â¶ This delayed the phenological development of vascular plant species, with greatest effect immediately after snowmelt. The length of growing season and reproductive period were reduced for many species. â¶ Delayed snow melt also resulted in fewer flowers, fewer dispersing seeds and reduced seed viability. â¶ Differing responses of arctic species to changes in snow-melt date are expected to affect their competitive advantage in an uncertain and changing future climate.
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Authors
Elisabeth J. Cooper, Stefan Dullinger, Philipp Semenchuk,