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Dorothee Ehrich is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science with a significant emphasis on Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The scientist's work extends into subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, General Health Professions, and Ecological Modeling.

The primary topics that characterize Dorothee Ehrich's research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Recent published papers demonstrate a range of interests within Arctic ecosystems and climate impacts:

  • "Postglacial species arrival and diversity buildup of northern ecosystems took millennia", 2022, Science Advances
  • "Parasitoids indicate major climate-induced shifts in arctic communities", 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Can reindeer husbandry management slow down the shrubification of the Arctic?", 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Predator co-occurrence in alpine and Arctic tundra in relation to fluctuating prey", 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Arctic terrestrial biodiversity status and trends: A synopsis of science supporting the CBMP State of Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report", 2020, AMBIO

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of frequent coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary and international cooperation. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Aleksandr Sokolov
  • Olivier Gilg
  • Natalia Sokolova
  • Eeva M. Soininen
  • Nigel G. Yoccoz

Dorothee Ehrich has contributed to scientific discourse published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Polar Biology, The Cryosphere, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University, and the Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. Their publication record includes multiple articles in these journals, indicating a focus on Arctic and polar biological research.

Best Publications

  • Statistical analysis of amplified fragment length polymorphism data: a toolbox for molecular ecologists and evolutionists.

    A. Bonin;D. Ehrich;S. Manel

  • aflpdat: a collection of r functions for convenient handling of AFLP data

    Dorothee Ehrich

  • Frequent long-distance plant colonization in the changing Arctic.

    Inger Greve Alsos;Pernille Bronken Eidesen;Dorothee Ehrich;Inger Skrede

  • Changing Arctic Snow Cover: A Review of Recent Developments and Assessment of Future Needs for Observations, Modelling, and Impacts

    Stef Bokhorst;Stine Højlund Pedersen;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker;Oleg Anisimov

  • Genetic consequences of climate change for northern plants

    Inger Greve Alsos;Dorothee Ehrich;Dorothee Ehrich;Wilfried Thuiller;Pernille Bronken Eidesen;Pernille Bronken Eidesen

  • Genetic consequences of Pleistocene range shifts: contrast between the Arctic, the Alps and the East African mountains

    Dorothee Ehrich;Myriam Gaudeul;Adane Assefa;Adane Assefa;Marcus A. Koch

  • Three times out of Asia Minor: the phylogeography of Arabis alpina L. (Brassicaceae).

    Marcus A. Koch;Christiane Kiefer;Dorothee Ehrich;Johannes Vogel

  • Evaluating the impact of scoring parameters on the structure of intra-specific genetic variation using RawGeno, an R package for automating AFLP scoring

    Nils Arrigo;Jarek W Tuszynski;Dorothee Ehrich;Tommy Gerdes

  • Genetic roadmap of the Arctic: plant dispersal highways, traffic barriers and capitals of diversity.

    Pernille Bronken Eidesen;Pernille Bronken Eidesen;Dorothee Ehrich;Dorothee Ehrich;Vegar Bakkestuen;Inger Greve Alsos

  • The importance of marine vs. human-induced subsidies in the maintenance of an expanding mesocarnivore in the arctic tundra.

    Siw T. Killengreen;Nicolas Lecomte;Dorothée Ehrich;Tino Schott

  • Homage to Hersteinsson and Macdonald: climate warming and resource subsidies cause red fox range expansion and Arctic fox decline

    Bodil Elmhagen;Dominique Berteaux;Robert. M. Burgess;Dorothee Ehrich

  • Snow conditions may create an invisible barrier for lynx.

    Nils Chr. Stenseth;Amir Shabbar;Kung-Sik Chan;Stan Boutin

  • Pleistocene colonization of afro-alpine ‘sky islands’ by the arctic-alpine Arabis alpina

    A Assefa;A Assefa;D Ehrich;P Taberlet;S Nemomissa

  • Long-distance plant dispersal to North Atlantic islands: colonization routes and founder effect

    Inger Greve Alsos;Dorothee Ehrich;Pernille Bronken Eidesen;Heidi Merethe Solstad

  • Phylogeography and conservation genetics of a giant lobelia (Lobelia giberroa) in Ethiopian and Tropical East African mountains.

    Mulugeta Kebede;Mulugeta Kebede;Dorothee Ehrich;Pierre Taberlet;Sileshi Nemomissa

  • Postglacial species arrival and diversity buildup of northern ecosystems took millennia

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  • Documenting lemming population change in the Arctic: Can we detect trends?

    Dorothée Ehrich;Niels M. Schmidt;Gilles Gauthier;Ray Alisauskas

  • Sensitivity of stable isotope mixing models to variation in isotopic ratios: evaluating consequences of lipid extraction

    Arnaud Tarroux;Dorothée Ehrich;Nicolas Lecomte;Timothy D. Jardine

  • Interspecific and interploidal gene flow in Central European Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae)

    Marte Holten Jørgensen;Dorothee Ehrich;Roswitha Schmickl;Marcus A. Koch

  • Good-bye to tropical alpine plant giants under warmer climates? Loss of range and genetic diversity in Lobelia rhynchopetalum

    Desalegn Chala;Christian Brochmann;Achilleas Psomas;Dorothee Ehrich

  • Intrapopulation Variability Shaping Isotope Discrimination and Turnover: Experimental Evidence in Arctic Foxes

    Nicolas Lecomte;Øystein Jan Ahlstrøm;Dorothee Ehrich;Eva Fuglei

  • Where did the northern peatland species survive the dry glacials : cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) as an example

    Dorothee Ehrich;Inger Greve Alsos;Christian Brochmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Nigel G. Yoccoz
Nigel G. Yoccoz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Inger Greve Alsos
Inger Greve Alsos University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Niels Martin Schmidt
Niels Martin Schmidt Aarhus University
Anders Angerbjörn
Anders Angerbjörn Stockholm University
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Eva Fuglei
Eva Fuglei Norwegian Polar Institute
Dominique Berteaux
Dominique Berteaux Université du Québec à Rimouski
Jon Aars
Jon Aars Norwegian Polar Institute
Paul Smith
Paul Smith University of Surrey

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