Mark Lara

Assistant Professor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

United States

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Mark Lara is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, USA. His research primarily focuses on the effects of climate change on Arctic tundra ecosystems, particularly in relation to permafrost dynamics, tundra vegetation changes, and biotic interactions. He investigates the spatial distribution of natural resources and the impacts of abiotic factors on tundra productivity, as highlighted in his recent publications.

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Helene Genet

Associate Professor

University of Alaska Fairbanks

UNITED STATES

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Monique Heijmans

Wageningen University & Research

NETHERLANDS

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Isla Myers-Smith

Professor, Research Chair

The University of British Columbia

CANADA

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Jacobus van Huissteden

University of Amsterdam

NETHERLANDS

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Articles (15)

DARTS: Multi-year database of AI-detected retrogressive thaw slumps in the circum-arctic permafrost region

A 20 m spatial resolution peatland extent map of Alaska

A Labeling Intercomparison of Retrogressive Thaw Slumps by a Diverse Group of Domain Experts

Tundra fires and surface subsidence increase spectral diversity on the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Impacts of abiotic and biotic factors on tundra productivity near Utqiaġvik, Alaska

Nitrogen fixing shrubs advance the pace of tall-shrub expansion in low-Arctic tundra

Multisensor UAS mapping of Plant Species and Plant Functional Types in Midwestern Grasslands

Tundra vegetation change and impacts on permafrost

Recent warming reverses forty-year decline in catastrophic lake drainage and hastens gradual lake drainage across northern Alaska

Thermokarst acceleration in Arctic tundra driven by climate change and fire disturbance

Periglacial Lake Origin Influences the Likelihood of Lake Drainage in Northern Alaska

Divergent shrub‐cover responses driven by climate, wildfire, and permafrost interactions in Arctic tundra ecosystems

Topographical Controls on Hillslope‐Scale Hydrology Drive Shrub Distributions on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Local-scale Arctic tundra heterogeneity affects regional-scale carbon dynamics

A robust visible near-infrared index for fire severity mapping in Arctic tundra ecosystems

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Helene Genet

Monique Heijmans

Isla Myers-Smith

Jacobus van Huissteden

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