List of works - Esther Lévesque

Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

scientific article published in July 2018

Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Classification

Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome

Different parts, different stories: climate sensitivity of growth is stronger in root collars vs. stems in tundra shrubs

scientific article

Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline

scientific article published on 14 December 2020

Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

scientific article published in July 2018

Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns

scientific article

Extreme ecosystems and geosystems in the Canadian High Arctic: Ward Hunt Island and vicinity

article

Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

scientific article

Increased nutrient availability speeds up permafrost development, while goose grazing slows it down in a Canadian High Arctic wetland

scientific article published in 2022

Local variability in growth and reproduction of Salix arctica in the High Arctic

scientific article published in 2016

Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review

article

Nonlinear thermal and moisture response of ice-wedge polygons to permafrost disturbance increases heterogeneity of high Arctic wetland

article

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

scientific article published in Nature

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

Plant traits poorly predict winner and loser shrub species in a warming tundra biome

scientific article published in 2023

Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming

article

Population structure and dynamics of Arctic willow (Salix arctica) in the High Arctic

Publisher Correction to: Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome

scholarly article published in Polar Biology

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

article

The importance of ecological constraints on the control of multi-species treeline dynamics in eastern Nunavik, Quebec

scientific article published on 14 September 2012

The regional species richness and genetic diversity of Arctic vegetation reflect both past glaciations and current climate

scientific article published in 2016

Thermo-erosion gullies boost the transition from wet to mesic tundra vegetation

scientific article published in 2016

Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size‐related traits across the tundra biome

article

Trophic mismatch and its effects on the growth of young in an Arctic herbivore

scientific article

Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome

article

List of works by Esther Lévesque

Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Classification

Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome

Different parts, different stories: climate sensitivity of growth is stronger in root collars vs. stems in tundra shrubs

Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline

Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns

Extreme ecosystems and geosystems in the Canadian High Arctic: Ward Hunt Island and vicinity

Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome

Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

Increased nutrient availability speeds up permafrost development, while goose grazing slows it down in a Canadian High Arctic wetland

Local variability in growth and reproduction of Salix arctica in the High Arctic

Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review

Nonlinear thermal and moisture response of ice-wedge polygons to permafrost disturbance increases heterogeneity of high Arctic wetland

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

Plant traits poorly predict winner and loser shrub species in a warming tundra biome

Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming

Population structure and dynamics of Arctic willow (Salix arctica) in the High Arctic

Publisher Correction to: Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

The importance of ecological constraints on the control of multi-species treeline dynamics in eastern Nunavik, Quebec

The regional species richness and genetic diversity of Arctic vegetation reflect both past glaciations and current climate

Thermo-erosion gullies boost the transition from wet to mesic tundra vegetation

Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size‐related traits across the tundra biome

Trophic mismatch and its effects on the growth of young in an Arctic herbivore

Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome