Terrestrial ecosystems and their change

Anatoly Z. Shvidenko; Eric J. Gustafson; A. David McGuire; Vjacheslav I. Kharuk; Dmitry G. Schepaschenko; Herman H. Shugart; Nadezhda M. Tchebakova; Natalia N. Vygodskaya; Alexander A. Onuchin; Daniel J. Hayes; Ian McCallum; Shamil Maksyutov; Ludmila V. Mukhortova; Amber J. Soja; Luca Belelli-Marchesini; Julia A. Kurbatova; Alexander V. Oltchev; Elena I. Parfenova; Jacquelyn K. Shuman

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4569-8_6

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Terrestrial ecosystems and their change

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Authors:

Anatoly Z. Shvidenko, Eric J. Gustafson, A. David McGuire, Vjacheslav I. Kharuk, Dmitry G. Schepaschenko, Herman H. Shugart, Nadezhda M. Tchebakova, Natalia N. Vygodskaya, Alexander A. Onuchin, Daniel J. Hayes, Ian McCallum, Shamil Maksyutov, Ludmila V. Mukhortova, Amber J. Soja, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Julia A. Kurbatova, Alexander V. Oltchev, Elena I. Parfenova, Jacquelyn K. Shuman

Year:

2012

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4569-8_6

Source:

Chapter 6. In: Groisman, P.Y.; Gutman, G., eds. Regional environmental changes in Siberia and their global consequences. Springer Environmental Science and Engineering: 171-249. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4569-8_6.

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Abstract

This chapter considers the current state of Siberian terrestrial ecosystems, their spatial distribution, and major biometric characteristics. Ongoing climate change and the dramatic increase of accompanying anthropogenic pressure provide different but mostly negative impacts on Siberian ecosystems. Future climates of the region may lead to substantial drying on large territories, acceleration of disturbance regimes, deterioration of ecosystems, and positive feedback to global warming. The region requires urgent development and implementation of strategies of adaptation to, and mitigation of, negative consequences of climate change.

Citation

Shvidenko, Anatoly Z.; Gustafson, Eric; McGuire, A. David; Kharuk, Vjacheslav I.; Schepaschenko, Dmitry G.; Shugart, Herman H.; Tchebakova, Nadezhda M.; Vygodskaya, Natalia N.; Onuchin, Alexander A.; Hayes, Daniel J.; McCallum, Ian; Maksyutov, Shamil; Mukhortova, Ludmila V.; Soja, Amber J.; Belelli-Marchesini, Luca; Kurbatova, Julia A.; Oltchev, Alexander V.; Parfenova, Elena I.; Shuman, Jacquelyn K. 2012. Terrestrial ecosystems and their change. Chapter 6. In: Groisman, P.Y.; Gutman, G., eds. Regional environmental changes in Siberia and their global consequences. Springer Environmental Science and Engineering: 171-249. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4569-8_6.