shrubbiness

Examples of recent treeline advance include a 40 m increase in the elevation of the subarctic treeline in northern Sweden during the 20th century [59], an increase in shrub growth in Alaska [60], and an increase in shrubbiness and larch advance in the northeast Russian European Arctic [61].

Effects of climate change on landscape and regional processes and feedbacks to the climate system in the Arctic 2009

Aerial photographs show a general increase in shrubbiness in arctic Alaska [70] and indigenous knowledge also reports an increase in shrubbiness in some areas.

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

Satellite measurements, aerial photographs, and indigenous knowledge show a recent increase in shrubbiness in parts of the Arctic.

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

And one such situation is the one his shrubbiness finds himself in now.

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