Recent above-ground biomass changes in central Chukotka (Russian Far East) using field sampling and Landsat satellite data

Shevtsova, Iuliia; Herzschuh, Ulrike; Heim, Birgit; Schulte, Luise; Stünzi, Simone; Pestryakova, Luidmila A.; Zakharov, Evgeniy S.; Kruse, Stefan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3343-2021

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3343-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3343-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

Research article

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04 Jun 2021

Research article |

| 04 Jun 2021

Recent above-ground biomass changes in central Chukotka (Russian Far East) using field sampling and Landsat satellite data

Iuliia Shevtsova, Ulrike Herzschuh, Birgit Heim, Luise Schulte, Simone Stünzi, Luidmila A. Pestryakova, Evgeniy S. Zakharov, and Stefan Kruse

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RC1: 'Authors of the manuscript', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Iuliia Shevtsova, 15 Mar 2021
RC2: 'I recommend minor revision', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Iuliia Shevtsova, 15 Mar 2021

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Mar 2021) by Frank Hagedorn

AR by Iuliia Shevtsova on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (08 Apr 2021) by Frank Hagedorn

AR by Iuliia Shevtsova on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2021)

Short summary

In the light of climate changes in subarctic regions, notable general increase in above-ground biomass for the past 15 years (2000 to 2017) was estimated along a tundra–taiga gradient of central Chukotka (Russian Far East). The greatest increase occurred in the northern taiga in the areas of larch closed-canopy forest expansion with Cajander larch as a main contributor. For the estimations, we used field data (taxa-separated plant biomass, 2018) and upscaled it based on Landsat satellite data.