From white to green: Snow cover loss and increased vegetation productivity in the European Alps
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2022-06-03
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Rumpf, Sabine B.
Gravey, Mathieu
Brönnimann, Olivier
Luoto, Miska
Cianfrani, Carmen
Mariethoz, Gregoire
Guisan, Antoine
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Abstract
Mountains are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services, but they are warming about twice as fast as the global average. Climate change may reduce alpine snow cover and increase vegetation productivity, as in the Arctic. Here, we demonstrate that 77% of the European Alps above the tree line experienced greening (productivity gain) and
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Taverne, General, SDG 13 - Climate Action
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Rumpf, S B, Gravey, M, Brönnimann, O, Luoto, M, Cianfrani, C, Mariethoz, G & Guisan, A 2022, 'From white to green: Snow cover loss and increased vegetation productivity in the European Alps', Science, vol. 376, no. 6597, pp. 1119-1122. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn6697