Herbivore impacts to the moss layer determine tundra ecosystem response to grazing and warming

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• ecosystem response 96%
• tundra 84%
• moss 82%
• herbivore 81%
• grazing 68%
• warming 60%
• herbivory 24%
• removal 16%
• Arctic ecosystem 14%
• grass 13%
• soil temperature 10%
• biomass 9%
• shrub 9%
• clipping 7%
• soil process 6%
• ecosystem 6%
• vascular plant 5%
• feces 5%
• soil condition 5%
• air temperature 4%
• decomposition 3%
• disturbance 3%
• productivity 3%
• nutrient 3%
• vegetation 3%
• exposure 2%
• climate 2%
• trend 2%
• soil 2%
• rate 1%

Agriculture & Biology

• tundra 100%
• mosses and liverworts 76%
• herbivores 66%
• grazing 64%
• ecosystems 58%
• grasses 11%
• Arctic region 10%
• soil temperature 10%
• biomass 9%
• shrubs 8%
• geese 5%
• vascular plants 5%
• soil 5%
• soil quality 4%
• air temperature 4%
• feces 4%
• climate 4%
• vegetation 3%
• degradation 3%
• nutrients 3%