Landscape Processes - Seasonality of Growing Season, Snowpack, and Lake Ice
Miller A and Lindsay C. 2011. Landscape Processes - Seasonality of Growing Season, Snowpack, and Lake Ice
Regional warming is expected to result in more variable snowpack, lake ice, and growing season length in southwest Alaska, all of which will affect ecosystem and landscape-level processes. For example, the timing of snowpack development and snowmelt, the duration of snowpack, and the area covered by snow affect the timing of runoff, soil thaw, stream flow, plant growth, and wildlife movements. In some areas, early loss of snow could lead to frost damage and dieback of vegetation, whereas in others, it could result in a longer growing season.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Miller, Amy; Lindsay, Chuck
- Date of Issue
- 2011-10
- Units
- KATM , KEFJ , LACL , SWAN
- Keywords
- Climate, growing season, lake ice, Snow, Weather
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex