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Searching for the response of
northern vegetation to
climate change
Háskólinn á AkureyriUniversity of Akureyri
Martha Raynolds28 April 2011
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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Climate
Vegetation
WildlifeHumans use of
ecosystems
Carbon sequestration
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Outline of presentation
• Overview of climate changes in North
• Natural variation in northern vegetation in response to climate
• Experimental response of vegetation to warming
• Changes in vegetation seen on the ground
• Changes seen from satellite data
• Summary of change in northern vegetation
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Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, 2004
As snow and ice melt, darker land and ocean surfaces absorb more solar energy.
More of the extra trapped energy goes directly into warming rather than into evaporation, because the water is cool.
The atmospheric layer that has to warm in order to warm the surface is shallower in the Arctic.
As sea ice retreats, solar heat absorbed by the oceans is more easily transferred to the atmosphere.
Alterations in atmospheric and oceanic circulation can increase warming.
Why Does the Arctic Warm Faster than Lower Latitudes?
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NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center
Decreasing Arctic sea ice
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Seasonal trends in surface temperature1981-2003
Comiso 2003 J. of Climate
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Projected Change in Growing Season Length by 2070-2090(minimum temperature greater than OoC
RussiaAlaska
Canada
Greenland
Russia
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, 2004
Scandinavia
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Androsace chamaejasme
Rock jasminePhoto - M.K. Raynolds
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Plant physiognomy occurring in different Tundra Bioclimate Subzones
• A – mosses, liverworts and lichens with some grasses and forbs
• B – rushes and prostrate dwarf shrubs with mosses, liverworts and lichens
• C – hemiprostrate and prostrate dwarf shrubs with bryophytes and lichens
• D – sedges, erect and prostrated dwarf shrubs with bryophytes and lichens
• E – tussock sedges, low and erect dwarf shrubs with bryophytes and lichens
a – mosses, liverworts and lichens, b – forbs, c – prostrate dwarf-
shrubs, d – non-tussock graminoids, e -hemiprostrate dwarf shrubs,
f – erect dwarf shrubs, g – low shrubs, h – tussock graminoids
Raynolds et al. 2006 Remote Sensing of Environment
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Characteristics of Tundra Bioclimate Subzones(as developed by Stephen Young (1971), Sylvia Edlund (1990), Arve Elvebakk (1999)
and others (CAVM Team, 2003))
80-100 % cover, < 80
cm tall
11-13E
50-80 % cover, < 30
cm tall
9-11D
25-50 % cover, < 15
cm tall
7-9C
5-25 % cover, < 5
cm tall
3-5B
< 5% cover, < 2 cm tall
0-3A
VegetationMean July Temp (oC)
Bio-climate Subzone
Subzone A, Isachsen, Ellef Ringnes Island
Subzone E, Sagwon, North Slope Alaska
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Tundra Bioclimate Subzonesfrom the
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map Greenland
(CAVM Team 2003)
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Photo – M.K. Raynolds
Isachsen, Prince Patrick Island, Nunavut, Canada
SUBZONE A
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Photo – D. A. Walker
Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, Nunavut, Canada
SUBZONE B
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Photo – D. A. Walker
Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, Nunavut, Canada
SUBZONE B
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Green Cabin, Banks Island, Nunavut, CanadaPhoto – D.A. Walker
SUBZONE C
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Photo – D. A. Walker
North Slope, Alaska, U.S.A
SUBZONE D
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Photo – D. A. Walker
North Slope, Alaska, U.S.A
SUBZONE E
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Photo – D. A. Walker
Cherskii, Yakutia, Russia
BOREAL
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River beauty
Epilobium latifolium
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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Toolik Field Station, North
Slope, Alaska
warmed and fertilizedjust warmed
Shrub height (Betula nana)Outside greenhouses 0.5 mWarmed greenhouse >1 mWarmed & fertilized 2 m
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Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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The International Tundra Experiment
(ITEX)
ControlOpen-top chamber
Community changes in ITEX experiment after 6 years – Walker et al. 2006 PNAS
approx. 20 cm
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Results from Iceland ITEX sites1995-2000Þingvellir – no change in moss heath
Auðkúluheiði – changes in shrub heath
•Increase in shrub cover and height (e.g. Betula nana, Empetrum hermaphroditum )
•Decrease in moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum)
Jonsdottir et al. 2005 Global Change Biology
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Mountain avens
Dryas octopetala
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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“The tundra region is projected to shrink by 33 - 44% by the end of this century”
Feng et al 2011. Climate Dynamics, “Evaluating observed and projected future climate changes for the Arctic using the Köppen-Trewartha climate classification”
Does this mean that trees will be galloping across the tundra?
The important distinction is that the area with Köppen-Trewartha tundra climate classification is projected to shrink this quickly
• Forests will not cover 33-44% of tundra by the end of this century
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Danby & Hik 2007, Journal of Ecology
(based on Picea glauca tree-ring studies to age trees)
•Tree line elevation and stand density increased significantly during the early to mid 20th century. •Spruce advanced rapidly on south-facing slopes and tree line rose 65–85 m in elevation. •Tree line did not advance on north-facing slopes, but stand density increased 40–65%.
Tree line changes Yukon, Canada
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•The mean lag between initiation ofrecruitment and forest development was estimated at approximately 200 years•Continued advance of white spruce forests is the most likely future scenario•Variability due to limitation of spruce establishment in highly permafrost-affected sites, changes in seed dispersal and early establishment, and recent changes in the growth responses of individual trees to temperature.
Lloyd 2005, Ecology
Comparison of treeline changes in different parts of Alaska
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Increase in arctic shrubs
(Sturm et al. 2001)
Photo from 1950, North Slope Alaska
Photo from 2000
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Daniels et al. 2010 Applied Vegetation Science
40 year repeat relevé sampling at Tasiilaq, SE Greenland
•Mires and snowbeds changed most
•Overall minor changes in community composition and cover
1968
2007
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Hudson & Henry 2009 Ecology; Hills & Henry 2011 Global Change Biology
•Increase in aboveground biomass (158%)•Increase in root biomass increased (67%)
•Increase in rhizome biomass (139%)
•No change in litter biomass
•No change in diversity measures
25 year repeat cover &
biomass sampling in wet
sedge meadow at
Alexandra Fiord,
Ellesmere Island,
Nunavut
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Cassiope tetragona
Arctic mountain heather
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, NDVI =
(http://internet1-ci.cst.cnes.fr:8100/cdrom/ceos1/titlep.htm)
Red
NIR - Red
NIR + Red
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Verbyla 2008 Global Ecology & Biogeography
Bunn et al. 2007 EOS
Trends in satellite measures of NDVI
1982-2003
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The spring season has started earlier
and there is more tundra vegetation
Goetz et al. 2005. Proc. Natl. Academy of Sciences
10-day spring shift in growing season length
10% increase
• Separated forested and tundra
regions, broken down by six-
year intervals.
• The forested areas show a
recent decline
• Tundra regions have shown a
continued increase and a 10-
day shift toward earlier onset
of greening.
• There is no corresponding shift
in the end of the greening period.
1982-2002
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10 km
Northern Alaska Landsat study of
change in
vegetation index 1985-2007
(22 years)
Upper Kuparuk River Basin, North Slope, Alaska
Raynolds et al. 2010 Am. Geophys. Union
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Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Shrinking lakes in areas of discontinuous permafrost
Riordan et al. 2006 J. Geophysical Research
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Increasing surface area of water in areas of continuous permafrost
Jorgenson et al. 2006 Geophysical Research Letters
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Bog rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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Time (years)
1 100010 10,000100 100,000 1,000,000
rock weathering
soil formation
plant colonization
change in relative
species dominance
formation of new plant communities
peat sequestration
evolution of new plant species
glacial/
interglacial cycles
Plant
processes
Soil
formation
Climate
changeanthropogenic
forcing
glaciation
fluctuations within
present inter-glacialcycle
Time scale of different processes affecting arctic plant community development
Raynolds et al. 2009 Canadian J. of Remote Sensing
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Raynolds et al. 2009 Canadian J. of Remote Sensing
Conclusion of analysis of effects of glaciation on tundra vegetation:Vegetation still responding to glaciations, with plant biomass
increasing with time since deglaciation
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Trends in NDVI with landscape age
• 0 – 3 000 years• rapid initial rise of NDVI with colonizationPollen and plant fossil data corroborate rapid recolonization rates (Brockmann et al. 2003 Taxon) and changes in plant communities with glacial cycles (Bigelow et al. 2003 J. Geophys.
Research).
• 3 000 – 14 000 years• leveling off of NDVI with peatland developmentDating of peatlands show rapid initiation 2 000 - 4 000 years after deglaciation (MacDonald 2006 Science). Paludification process.
• 14 000 – 20 000 years• rise of NDVI with soil & landscape maturationDevelopment of soil horizons (Birkeland 1978 Arctic & Alpine
Res. ), infilling of lakes (Campbell et al. 1997 Ecoscience)
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Ross’ avens
Geum rossii
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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Climate-related disturbance•permafrost thawing•fire•insects & disease
Landslide in Denali Park, Alaska
Photo - M.K. Raynolds
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Anaktuvuk River tundra fire, summer 2007 – burned 1000 km2
North Slope, Alaska
Photo - A. Rocha Photo - A. Rocha
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Defoliation of alders (Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia ) by
the European green alder sawfly in central Alaska
2009 Alaska Forest Health Report
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Conclusions
• Vegetation response to climate change is not uniform throughout the north
– Climate change is variable
– Initial conditions are variable
• Rate of change is relatively slow from human time perspective
• More rapid changes occur from disturbance
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Takk Fyrir!
Questions?
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