Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses
Adrianna Foster, Jonathan Wang, Gerald V. Frost, Scott J. Davidson, Elizabeth Hoy, Kevin W. Turner, Oliver Sonnentag, Howard E. Epstein, Logan T. Berner, Amanda Armstrong, Mary Kang, Brendan M. Rogers, Elizabeth M. Campbell, Kimberley Miner, Kathleen M. Orndahl, Laura Bourgeau‐Chavez, D. A. Lutz, Nancy H. F. French, Dong Chen, Jinyang Du, Tatiana A. Shestakova, J. K. Shuman, Ken D. Tape, Anna‐Maria Virkkala, Christopher Potter, S. J. Goetz
Abstract
Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes, insect outbreaks and pathogens, extreme weather events, and human activity. Climate warming in the ABZ is occurring at over twice the rate of the global average, and as a result the extent, frequency, and severity of these disturbances are increasing rapidly. Disturbances in the ABZ span a wide gradient of spatiotemporal scales and have varying impacts on ecosystem properties and function. However, many ABZ disturbances are relatively understudied and have different sensitivities to climate and trajectories of recovery, resulting in considerable uncertainty in the impacts of climate warming and human land use on ABZ vegetation dynamics and in the interactions between disturbance types. Here we review the current knowledge of ABZ disturbances and their precursors, ecosystem impacts, temporal frequencies, spatial extents, and severity. We also summarize current knowledge of interactions and feedbacks among ABZ disturbances and characterize typical trajectories of vegetation loss and recovery in response to ecosystem disturbance using satellite time-series. We conclude with a summary of critical data and knowledge gaps and identify priorities for future study.- Cite:
- Adrianna Foster, Jonathan Wang, Gerald V. Frost, Scott J. Davidson, Elizabeth Hoy, Kevin W. Turner, Oliver Sonnentag, Howard E. Epstein, Logan T. Berner, Amanda Armstrong, Mary Kang, Brendan M. Rogers, Elizabeth M. Campbell, Kimberley Miner, Kathleen M. Orndahl, Laura Bourgeau‐Chavez, D. A. Lutz, Nancy H. F. French, Dong Chen, et al.. 2022. Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses. Environmental Research Letters, Volume 17, Issue 11, 17(11):113001.
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@article{Foster-2022-Disturbances,
title = "Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses",
author = "Foster, Adrianna and
Wang, Jonathan and
Frost, Gerald V. and
Davidson, Scott J. and
Hoy, Elizabeth and
Turner, Kevin W. and
Sonnentag, Oliver and
Epstein, Howard E. and
Berner, Logan T. and
Armstrong, Amanda and
Kang, Mary and
Rogers, Brendan M. and
Campbell, Elizabeth M. and
Miner, Kimberley and
Orndahl, Kathleen M. and
Bourgeau‐Chavez, Laura and
Lutz, D. A. and
French, Nancy H. F. and
Chen, Dong and
Du, Jinyang and
Shestakova, Tatiana A. and
Shuman, J. K. and
Tape, Ken D. and
Virkkala, Anna‐Maria and
Potter, Christopher and
Goetz, S. J.",
journal = "Environmental Research Letters, Volume 17, Issue 11",
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abstract = "Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes, insect outbreaks and pathogens, extreme weather events, and human activity. Climate warming in the ABZ is occurring at over twice the rate of the global average, and as a result the extent, frequency, and severity of these disturbances are increasing rapidly. Disturbances in the ABZ span a wide gradient of spatiotemporal scales and have varying impacts on ecosystem properties and function. However, many ABZ disturbances are relatively understudied and have different sensitivities to climate and trajectories of recovery, resulting in considerable uncertainty in the impacts of climate warming and human land use on ABZ vegetation dynamics and in the interactions between disturbance types. Here we review the current knowledge of ABZ disturbances and their precursors, ecosystem impacts, temporal frequencies, spatial extents, and severity. We also summarize current knowledge of interactions and feedbacks among ABZ disturbances and characterize typical trajectories of vegetation loss and recovery in response to ecosystem disturbance using satellite time-series. We conclude with a summary of critical data and knowledge gaps and identify priorities for future study.",
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%0 Journal Article %T Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses %A Foster, Adrianna %A Wang, Jonathan %A Frost, Gerald V. %A Davidson, Scott J. %A Hoy, Elizabeth %A Turner, Kevin W. %A Sonnentag, Oliver %A Epstein, Howard E. %A Berner, Logan T. %A Armstrong, Amanda %A Kang, Mary %A Rogers, Brendan M. %A Campbell, Elizabeth M. %A Miner, Kimberley %A Orndahl, Kathleen M. %A Bourgeau‐Chavez, Laura %A Lutz, D. A. %A French, Nancy H. F. %A Chen, Dong %A Du, Jinyang %A Shestakova, Tatiana A. %A Shuman, J. K. %A Tape, Ken D. %A Virkkala, Anna‐Maria %A Potter, Christopher %A Goetz, S. J. %J Environmental Research Letters, Volume 17, Issue 11 %D 2022 %V 17 %N 11 %I IOP Publishing %F Foster-2022-Disturbances %X Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes, insect outbreaks and pathogens, extreme weather events, and human activity. Climate warming in the ABZ is occurring at over twice the rate of the global average, and as a result the extent, frequency, and severity of these disturbances are increasing rapidly. Disturbances in the ABZ span a wide gradient of spatiotemporal scales and have varying impacts on ecosystem properties and function. However, many ABZ disturbances are relatively understudied and have different sensitivities to climate and trajectories of recovery, resulting in considerable uncertainty in the impacts of climate warming and human land use on ABZ vegetation dynamics and in the interactions between disturbance types. Here we review the current knowledge of ABZ disturbances and their precursors, ecosystem impacts, temporal frequencies, spatial extents, and severity. We also summarize current knowledge of interactions and feedbacks among ABZ disturbances and characterize typical trajectories of vegetation loss and recovery in response to ecosystem disturbance using satellite time-series. We conclude with a summary of critical data and knowledge gaps and identify priorities for future study. %R 10.1088/1748-9326/ac98d7 %U https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G22-75001 %U https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac98d7 %P 113001
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[Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses](https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G22-75001) (Foster et al., GWF 2022)
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- Adrianna Foster, Jonathan Wang, Gerald V. Frost, Scott J. Davidson, Elizabeth Hoy, Kevin W. Turner, Oliver Sonnentag, Howard E. Epstein, Logan T. Berner, Amanda Armstrong, Mary Kang, Brendan M. Rogers, Elizabeth M. Campbell, Kimberley Miner, Kathleen M. Orndahl, Laura Bourgeau‐Chavez, D. A. Lutz, Nancy H. F. French, Dong Chen, et al.. 2022. Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses. Environmental Research Letters, Volume 17, Issue 11, 17(11):113001.