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Circumarctic land cover diversity considering wetness gradients
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Aleksandra Efimova
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Barbara Widhalm
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Xaver Muri
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Clemens von Baeckmann
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Helena Bergstedt
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Ksenia Ermokhina
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Gustaf Hugelius
Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Birgit Heim
Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany
Marina Leibman
Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen, Russia
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Short summary
Wetness gradients and landcover diversity for the entire Arctic tundra have been assessed using a novel satellite-data-based map. Patterns of lakes, wetlands, general soil moisture conditions and vegetation physiognomy are represented at 10 m. About 40 % of the area north of the treeline falls into three units of dry types, with limited shrub growth. Wetter regions have higher landcover diversity than drier regions.
Wetness gradients and landcover diversity for the entire Arctic tundra have been assessed using...
