Data from: Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline

Arctic sea ice extent (SIE) is declining at an accelerating rate with a wide range of ecological consequences. However, determining sea ice effects on tundra vegetation remains a challenge. In this study, we examined the universality or lack thereof in tundra shrub growth responses to changes in SIE and summer climate across the Pan-Arctic, taking advantage of 23 tundra shrub-ring chronologies from 19 widely distributed sites (56⁰-83⁰N).

Buchwal, A., Sullivan, P. F., Macias-Fauria, M., Post, E., Myers-Smith, I. H., Stroeve, J. C., Blok, D., Tape, K. D., Forbes, B. C., Ropars, P., Lévesque, E., Elberling, B., Angers-Blondin, S., Boyle, J. S., Boudreau, S., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Gamm, C., Hallinger, M., Rachlewicz, G., … Welker, J. M. (2021). Data from: Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kh1893248