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Research Associate •
• Plant ecology • Climate change • Tundra
• Plant ecology • Climate change • Tundra
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Bio
Sarah uses long-term and multi-site data to understand ecological impacts of climate change, with a particular focus on phenology & tundra plant community ecology.
Education
- PhD: University of California at Davis, 2008
- MA: Wesleyan University, 1999
- BA: Wesleyan University, 1998
Research
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Publications
Recent publications
Divergent community trajectories with climate change across a fine‐scale gradient in snow depth
All Authors:
Published in: Journal of EcologyOldfather MF; Elmendorf SC; Van Cleemput E; Henn JJ; Huxley JD; White CT; Humphries HC; Spasojevic MJ; Suding KN; Emery...
- Oldfather MF
- Elmendorf SC
- Van Cleemput E
- Henn JJ
- Huxley JD
- White CT
- Humphries HC
- Spasojevic MJ
- Suding KN
- Emery NC
Publication Date: 2023-11-22
Type: Journal Article
Topographic Heterogeneity and Aspect Moderate Exposure to Climate Change Across an Alpine Tundra Hillslope
All Authors:
Jay KR; Wieder WR; Swenson SC; Knowles JF; Elmendorf SC; Holland‐Moritz H; Suding KN
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesPublication Date: 2023-11-01
Type: Journal Article
A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Arctic ScienceHollister RD; Elphinstone C; Henry GHR; Bjorkman AD; Klanderud K; Bjoerk RG; Bjoerkman MP; Bokhorst S; Carbognani M; Coo...
- Hollister RD
- Elphinstone C
- Henry GHR
- Bjorkman AD
- Klanderud K
- Bjoerk RG
- Bjoerkman MP
- Bokhorst S
- Carbognani M
- Cooper EJ
Publication Date: 2023-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Can Plot-Level Photographs Accurately Estimate Tundra Vegetation Cover in Northern Alaska?
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Remote SensingSellers HL; Zesati SAVA; Elmendorf SC; Locher A; Oberbauer SF; Tweedie CE; Witharana C; Hollister RD...
- Sellers HL
- Zesati SAVA
- Elmendorf SC
- Locher A
- Oberbauer SF
- Tweedie CE
- Witharana C
- Hollister RD
Publication Date: 2023-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Limits on phenological response to high temperature in the Arctic
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Elmendorf SC; Hollister RD
Published in: Scientific ReportsPublication Date: 2023-01-05
Type: Journal Article
The tundra phenology database: more than two decades of tundra phenology responses to climate change1
CU Boulder Authors:
Suding, Katharine Nash; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Arctic SciencePrevey JS; Elmendorf SC; Bjorkman A; Alatalo JM; Ashton I; Assmann JJ; Bjork RG; Bjorkman MP; Cannone N; Carbognani M...
- Prevey JS
- Elmendorf SC
- Bjorkman A
- Alatalo JM
- Ashton I
- Assmann JJ
- Bjork RG
- Bjorkman MP
- Cannone N
- Carbognani M
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems1
CU Boulder Authors:
Suding, Katharine Nash; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Arctic ScienceRixen C; Hoye TT; Macek P; Aerts R; Alatalo JM; Anderson JT; Arnold PA; Barrio IC; Bjerke JW; Bjorkman MP...
- Rixen C
- Hoye TT
- Macek P
- Aerts R
- Alatalo JM
- Anderson JT
- Arnold PA
- Barrio IC
- Bjerke JW
- Bjorkman MP
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Global change re-structures alpine plant communities through interacting abiotic and biotic effects
All Authors:
Collins CG; Elmendorf SC; Smith JG; Shoemaker L; Szojka M; Swift M; Suding KN
Published in: Ecology LettersPublication Date: 2022-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Catchment-scale observations at the Niwot Ridge long-term ecological research site
CU Boulder Authors:
Hinckley, Eve-Lyn; Emery, Nancy C.; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire; Suding, Katharine Nash; Johnson, Pieter; Livneh, Ben; Molotch, Noah Paul
All Authors:
Published in: Hydrological ProcessesBjarke NR; Livneh B; Elmendorf SC; Molotch NP; Hinckley E-LS; Emery NC; Johnson PTJ; Morse JF; Suding KN...
- Bjarke NR
- Livneh B
- Elmendorf SC
- Molotch NP
- Hinckley E-LS
- Emery NC
- Johnson PTJ
- Morse JF
- Suding KN
Publication Date: 2021-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire; Suding, Katharine Nash
All Authors:
Published in: Nature CommunicationsCollins CG; Elmendorf SC; Hollister RD; Henry GHR; Clark K; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Prevey JS; Ashton IW; Assmann J...
- Collins CG
- Elmendorf SC
- Hollister RD
- Henry GHR
- Clark K
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Prevey JS
- Ashton IW
- Assmann JJ
Publication Date: 2021-06-11
Type: Journal Article
Is photoperiod a dominant driver of secondary growth resumption?
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Elmendorf SC; Ettinger AK
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USAPublication Date: 2020-12-29
Type: Journal Article
Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome
CU Boulder Authors:
Suding, Katharine Nash; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Nature CommunicationsThomas HJD; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Kattge J; Diaz S; Vellend M; Blok D; Cornelissen JHC; Forbes BC...
- Thomas HJD
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Kattge J
- Diaz S
- Vellend M
- Blok D
- Cornelissen JHC
- Forbes BC
Publication Date: 2020-03-12
Type: Journal Article
Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Nature Climate ChangeMyers-Smith IH; Kerby JT; Phoenix GK; Bjerke JW; Epstein HE; Assmann JJ; John C; Andreu-Hayles L; Angers-Blondin S; Beck...
- Myers-Smith IH
- Kerby JT
- Phoenix GK
- Bjerke JW
- Epstein HE
- Assmann JJ
- John C
- Andreu-Hayles L
- Angers-Blondin S
- Beck PSA
Publication Date: 2020-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Time to branch out? Application of hierarchical survival models in plant phenology
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Elmendorf SC; Crimmins TM; Gerst KL; Weltzin JF
Published in: Agricultural and Forest MeteorologyPublication Date: 2019-12-15
Type: Journal Article
Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities (vol 3, pg 45, 2019)
All Authors:
Published in: Nature Ecology and EvolutionPrevey JS; Rixen C; Ruger N; Hoye TT; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Ashton IW; Cannone N; Chisholm CL...
- Prevey JS
- Rixen C
- Ruger N
- Hoye TT
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Ashton IW
- Cannone N
- Chisholm CL
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire; Suding, Katharine Nash
All Authors:
Published in: Nature Ecology and EvolutionPrevey JS; Rixen C; Rueger N; Hoye TT; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Ashton IW; Cannone N; Chisholm CL...
- Prevey JS
- Rixen C
- Rueger N
- Hoye TT
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Ashton IW
- Cannone N
- Chisholm CL
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Global Ecology and BiogeographyThomas HJD; Myers-Smith IH; Bjorkman AD; Elmendorf SC; Blok D; Cornelissen JHC; Forbes BC; Hollister RD; Normand S; Prev...
- Thomas HJD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Bjorkman AD
- Elmendorf SC
- Blok D
- Cornelissen JHC
- Forbes BC
- Hollister RD
- Normand S
- Prevey JS
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire; Suding, Katharine Nash
All Authors:
Published in: Global Ecology and BiogeographyBjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Normand S; Thomas HJD; Alatalo JM; Alexander H; Anadon-Rosell A; Angers-Blond...
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Normand S
- Thomas HJD
- Alatalo JM
- Alexander H
- Anadon-Rosell A
- Angers-Blondin S
- Bai Y
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
CU Boulder Authors:
Suding, Katharine Nash; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: NatureBjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Normand S; Rueger N; Beck PSA; Blach-Overgaard A; Blok D; Cornelissen JHC; Fo...
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Normand S
- Rueger N
- Beck PSA
- Blach-Overgaard A
- Blok D
- Cornelissen JHC
- Forbes BC
Publication Date: 2018-10-04
Type: Journal Article
Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Nature Ecology and EvolutionKissling WD; Walls R; Bowser A; Jones MO; Kattge J; Agosti D; Amengual J; Basset A; van Bodegom PM; Cornelissen JHC...
- Kissling WD
- Walls R
- Bowser A
- Jones MO
- Kattge J
- Agosti D
- Amengual J
- Basset A
- van Bodegom PM
- Cornelissen JHC
Publication Date: 2018-10-01
Type: Journal Article
BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire; McKnight, Diane Marie
All Authors:
Published in: Global Ecology and BiogeographyDornelas M; Antao LH; Moyes F; Bates AE; Magurran AE; Adam D; Akhmetzhanova AA; Appeltans W; Arcos JM; Arnold H...
- Dornelas M
- Antao LH
- Moyes F
- Bates AE
- Magurran AE
- Adam D
- Akhmetzhanova AA
- Appeltans W
- Arcos JM
- Arnold H
Publication Date: 2018-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Global Change BiologyPrevey J; Vellend M; Ruger N; Hollister RD; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Clark K; Cooper EJ; Elberling B...
- Prevey J
- Vellend M
- Ruger N
- Hollister RD
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Clark K
- Cooper EJ
- Elberling B
Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Increasing phenological asynchrony between spring green-up and arrival of migratory birds
CU Boulder Authors:
Leyk, Stefan; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: Scientific ReportsMayor SJ; Guralnick RP; Tingley MW; Otegui J; Withey JC; Elmendorf SC; Andrew ME; Leyk S; Pearse IS; Schneider DC...
- Mayor SJ
- Guralnick RP
- Tingley MW
- Otegui J
- Withey JC
- Elmendorf SC
- Andrew ME
- Leyk S
- Pearse IS
- Schneider DC
Publication Date: 2017-05-15
Type: Journal Article
Estimates of local biodiversity change over time stand up to scrutiny
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: EcologyVellend M; Dornelas M; Baeten L; Beausejour R; Brown CD; De Frenne P; Elmendorf SC; Gotelli NJ; Moyes F; Myers-Smith IH...
- Vellend M
- Dornelas M
- Baeten L
- Beausejour R
- Brown CD
- De Frenne P
- Elmendorf SC
- Gotelli NJ
- Moyes F
- Myers-Smith IH
Publication Date: 2017-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Estimates of local biodiversity change over time stand up to scrutiny.
CU Boulder Authors:
Elmendorf, Sarah Claire
All Authors:
Published in: EcologyVellend M; Dornelas M; Baeten L; Beauséjour R; Brown CD; De Frenne P; Elmendorf SC; Gotelli NJ; Moyes F; Myers-Smith IH...
- Vellend M
- Dornelas M
- Baeten L
- Beauséjour R
- Brown CD
- De Frenne P
- Elmendorf SC
- Gotelli NJ
- Moyes F
- Myers-Smith IH
Publication Date: 2017-02-01
Type: Journal Article
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