Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction Challenges for the Future: Arctic and Alpine Ecosystems in a Changing World....Pages 1-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Recent Climate Patterns in the Arctic....Pages 21-46
Quaternary Environmental Changes and Ecosystems of the European Arctic....Pages 47-62
The Impact of Hydrologic Perturbations on Arctic Ecosystems Induced by Climate Change....Pages 63-81
Global and Regional Patterns of Climate Change: Recent Predictions for the Arctic....Pages 82-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Photosynthesis and Respiration in Mosses and Lichens....Pages 113-128
Impacts of Climate Change on Demographic Processes and Population Dynamics in Arctic Plants....Pages 129-152
Phenology and Reproductive Success in Arctic Plants: Susceptibility to Climate Change....Pages 153-170
A Kinetic Approach to Microbial Ecology in Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems in Relation to Global Change....Pages 171-188
Responses of Caribou and Reindeer to Global Warming....Pages 189-200
Impacts of Global Change on Arctic-Breeding Bird Populations and Migration....Pages 201-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Impacts of Global Change on Composition of Arctic Communities: Implications for Ecosystem Functioning....Pages 221-228
Effect of Climate Change on Biodiversity of Arctic Plants....Pages 229-244
Climate Change and Future Position of Arctic Tree Line....Pages 245-265
The Role of Northern Ecosystems in the Global Methane Budget....Pages 266-289
The Responses of Vegetation to Past and Future Climate Changes....Pages 290-311
Modeling the Possible Impact of Climate Change on Broad-Scale Vegetation Structure: Examples from Northern Europe....Pages 312-329
Past, Present, and Future Potential Sources Contributing to Artificial Radionuclides in the Arctic Region....Pages 330-345
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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Nutrient Cycling, Decomposition, and Productivity in Arctic Ecosystems....Pages 349-364
Buffering of Arctic Plant Responses in a Changing Climate....Pages 365-380
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Climate Change in Northern Latitudes: Alterations in Ecosystem Structure and Function and Effects on Carbon Sequestration....Pages 381-401
Phenomenological Models of the Primary Productivity of Zonal Arctic Ecosystems....Pages 402-436
Analysis of CO 2 , Temperature, and Moisture Effects on Carbon Storage in Alaskan Arctic Tundra Using a General Ecosystem Model....Pages 437-451
Century Trends in the Volume Balance of Boreal Forests: Implications for Global CO 2 Balance....Pages 452-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Aboriginal Participation in Global Change Research in Northwest Territories of Canada....Pages 475-483
Back Matter....Pages 485-493