Darwin Center programs and projects
1043: Feedbacks on vegetation change to surface energy balance and seasonal thawing of permafrost

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Darwin Center publications
Blok D, Heijmans MMPD, Schaepman-Strub G, Kononov AV, Maximov TC, Berendse F (2010). Shrub expansion may reduce summer permafrost thaw in Siberian tundra. Global Change Biology
Darwin Center authors: Berendse F., Blok D., Heijmans M. M. P. D

Daan Blok, Ute Sass-Klaassen, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Monique Heijmans, Pascal Sauren and Frank Berendse (2011). What are the main climate drivers for shrub growth in Northeastern Siberian tundra?. Biogeosciences8: 1169-1179.
Darwin Center authors: Berendse F., Blok D., Heijmans M. M. P. D

Daan Blok, Monique Heijmans, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Jasper van Ruijven, Frans-Jan Parmentier, Trofim Maximox, Frank Berendse (2011). The Cooling Capacity of Mosses: Controls on Water and Energy Fluxes in a Siberian Tundra Site. Ecosystemsin press:
Darwin Center authors: Berendse F., Blok D., Heijmans M. M. P. D, Parmentier F. J. W.

Blok D, Schaepman-Strub G, Bartholomeus H, Heijmans MMPD, Maximov TC, Berendse F (2011). The response of Arctic vegetation to the summer climate: relation between shrub cover, NDVI, surface albedo and temperature. Environmental Research Letters6:
Darwin Center authors: Berendse F., Blok D., Heijmans M. M. P. D

Nauta AL, Heijmans MMPD, Blok D, Limpens J, Elberling B, Gallagher A, Li B, Petrov RE, Maximov TC, van Huissteden J, Berendse F (2014). Permafrost collapse after shrub removal shifts tundra ecosystem to a methane source. Nature Climate ChangeDOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2446:
Darwin Center authors: Berendse F., Heijmans M. M. P. D, van Huissteden J., Li B.

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