From white to green: Snow cover loss and increased vegetation productivity in the European Alps

Sabine B. Rumpf, Mathieu Gravey, Olivier Brönnimann, Miska Luoto, Carmen Cianfrani, Gregoire Mariethoz, Antoine Guisan

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Abstract

Mountains are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services, but they are warming about twice as fast as the global average. Climate change may reduce alpine snow cover and increase vegetation productivity, as in the Arctic. Here, we demonstrate that 77% of the European Alps above the tree line experienced greening (productivity gain) and
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1119-1122
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume376
Issue number6597
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jun 2022

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