Arctic warming-induced cold damage to East Asian terrestrial ecosystems

Jin-Soo Kim; Jong-Seong Kug; Sujong Jeong; Jin-Ho Yoon; Ning Zeng; Jinkyu Hong; Jee-Hoon Jeong; Yuan Zhao; Xiaoqiu Chen; Mathew Williams; Kazuhito Ichii; Gabriela Schaepman-Strub

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00343-7

Communications Earth & Environment (Feb 2022)

Arctic warming-induced cold damage to East Asian terrestrial ecosystems

Jin-Soo Kim,
Jong-Seong Kug,
Sujong Jeong,
Jin-Ho Yoon,
Ning Zeng,
Jinkyu Hong,
Jee-Hoon Jeong,
Yuan Zhao,
Xiaoqiu Chen,
Mathew Williams,
Kazuhito Ichii,
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub

Affiliations

Jin-Soo Kim: Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
Jong-Seong Kug: Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Sujong Jeong: Department of Environmental Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University
Jin-Ho Yoon: School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Ning Zeng: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland
Jinkyu Hong: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University
Jee-Hoon Jeong: Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University
Yuan Zhao: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, Peking University
Xiaoqiu Chen: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, Peking University
Mathew Williams: School of GeoSciences and National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Edinburgh
Kazuhito Ichii: Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub: Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00343-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Anomalous warming in the Arctic region of the Barents-Kara Sea is associated with cold damage and reduced springtime vegetation activity in East Asian forests, according to a correlation analysis of Arctic warming and leaf area anomalies in East Asia.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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