Ecological dynamics in the tundra
Short description
Tundra regions are experiencing some of the most rapid warming on the planet. We use a combination of long-term monitoring, observational, and experimental methods to understand the impact of this change for the composition, diversity, and functioning of tundra ecosystems.
Ongoing projects include (1) understanding how temperature influences tundra plant communities across scales, from micro to macro; (2) quantifying warming-driven change in plant functional traits and experimentally assessing the consequences of these changes for ecosystem functions like litter decomposition; (3) predicting which species will respond positively or negatively (“winners and losers”) to climate change; (4) understanding non-climate limits to species range shifts across latitudinal and altitudinal gradients; and (5) assessing the impact of warming on tundra plant phenology, including consequences for carbon storage potential and plant-pollinator interactions.
More information about tundra ecology research can be found here.
