Bruce C Forbes

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Prof. Forbes has a background in applied ecology and geography in northern high latitudes, with special emphasis on permafrost regions. His experience is circumpolar, encompassing studies of rapid land use and climate change in Alaska, the Canadian High Arctic, various regions of northern Russia, northernmost Fennoscandia and South Greenland. His approach is strongly interdisciplinary and participatory, aiming for the co-production of knowledge, particularly concerning local and regional stakeholder-driven research questions. He has conducted fieldwork in the Arctic across all seasons for over 40 years and lived in Lapland since 1994.

Field of science

Geosciences
Social and economic geography
Ecology, evolutionary biology
Environmental sciences
Multidisciplinary

Keywords

Arctic social-ecological systems
Rangifer systems
Tundra disturbance
Arctic rangelands
Reindeer governance
Dendroclimatology
Tundra greening
Shruibification
Resilience
Pastoralism
Rapid climate change
Rapid landuse change

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CHARTER: Drivers and Feedbacks of Changes in Arctic Terrestrial Bioversity
Forbes, B. C. (Principal Investigator), Landauer, M. (Collaborative Investigator), Rasmus, S. (Collaborative Investigator), Laptander, R. (Collaborative Investigator), Burgess, P. (Other), Leppänen, L. (Collaborative Investigator), Komu, T. (Collaborative Investigator), Sarkki, S. (Collaborative Investigator), Stark, S. (Collaborative Investigator) & Wallén, H. (Collaborative Investigator)
EUROOPANKOMISSIO
01.08.2020 → 31.01.2025
Project: Co-funded project
AROSS: Rain on Snow and Extreme precipitation
Forbes, B. C. (Principal Investigator), Laptander, R. (Collaborative Investigator) & Rasmus, S. (Collaborative Investigator)
ULKOM_RAH_ei EU
15.09.2019 → 31.08.2025
Project: Co-funded project
17th Arctic Ungulate Conference (AUC) 2027
Rasmus, S. (Principal Investigator), Forbes, B. C. (Principal Investigator) & Width, K. (Other)
MUU_JULKRAHOITUS, KANSAINVÄLJÄREIEU
10.01.2024 → 31.12.2027
Project: Co-funded project
ALTER 2: Abisko Long-Term Experiment, the 2nd phase: Can fungi control climate through carbon sequestration in arctic tundra?
Forbes, B. C. (Principal Investigator) & Väisänen, M. (Collaborative Investigator)
Oskar Öflund Foundation
24.06.2019 → 28.02.2021
Project: Co-funded project
ALTER: Abisko Long-Term Experiment: Can fungi control climate trough carbon seguestration in arctic tundra?
Forbes, B. C. (Principal Investigator) & Väisänen, M. (Collaborative Investigator)
Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse
15.08.2018 → 31.12.2019
Project: Co-funded project

Community knowledge exchange in research leads to innovation and action in the Arctic
Fox, S., Huntington, H. P., Stammler, F., Forbes, B. C., Kielsen Holm, L., Alexeev, V., Alexeeva, E., Apok, C., Balanov, V., Comeau, R., Frederiksen, B., Ivanova, A., Jaypoody, J., Josefsen, A., Kautuk, E., Kautuk, R., Kielsen, E., Kolesov, I., Kumpula, T. & Magga, E. & 12 others, Magga, J., Mazzullo, N., Nielsen, V., Noongwook, G., Oshima, T., Pfiefer, P., Rufov, N., Sanila, T., Sleptsov, N., Tapaninen, M., Tikhonova, T. & Tobiassen, K., 1 Apr 2025, In: Arctic Science. 11, p. 1-12 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic
Barrio, I. C., Vuorinen, K. E. M., Barbero Palacios, L., Defourneaux, M., Petit Bon, M., Greer, E. A., Anderson, H. B., Horstkotte, T., Lecomte, N., Windirsch, T., Ferraro , K., Forbes, B. C., Forbey, J., García Criado, M., Hagenberg, L., Hik, D. S., Kater, I., Macek, P., Moen, J. & Sundqvist, M. K. & 59 others, Szejgis , J., Villoslada, M., Zaja, E., Berthelot, F., Bjornsdottir, K., Cunow, J., den Herder, M., Eskelinen, A., Hayes, K., Hollister, R. D., í Haraldsstovu, K., Jónsdóttir, I. S., Kristensen, J. A., Lameris, T. K., Oksanen, L., Oksanen, T., Olofsson, J., Park, T., Pedersen, Å. Ø., Ramirez, J. I., Ravolainen, V. T., Roy, A., Ryde, I., Schmidt, N. M., Schrofner-Brunner , B., Skarin, A., Speed, J. D. M., te Beest, M., Simmonds , M., Torres, R. T., Traylor , W., Virtanen, R., Wheeler, H. C., Alatalo, J. M., Axmacher, J. C., Filella , J. B., Cooper, E. J., Geange, S. R., Gilg, O., Grogan, P., Hernández-Castellano, C., Hoye, T. T., Kerby, J. T., Klanderud, K., Koltz, A. M., Lang, J., Le Moullec, M., Loonen, M. J. J. E., Macias-Fauria, M., Post, E., Serrano, E., Siewert, M., Sokolov, A., Sokolova, N., Suominen, O., Tamayo, M., Terekhina, A., Volkovitskiy, A. & Kamenova, S., 20 Jun 2025, In: Arctic Science. 11, p. 1-26 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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6 Citations (Scopus)

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Luottamusta tarvitaan lisää
Forbes, B. C., Rasmus, S. & Eronen, J. T., 2025, In: Lapin kansa. 4.6.2024, p. 24 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Molecular Footprints of Quaternary Climate Fluctuations in the Circumpolar Tundra Shrub Dwarf Birch
Dance, M., Saupe, E. E., Borrell, J., Bronken Eidesen, P., Ackerman, D., Assmann, J., Forbes, B. C., Gurskaya, M., Høye, T. T., Karlsen, S. R., Kumpula, T., Lamentowicz, M., Loranty, M. M., Myers-Smith, I., Prevéy, J., Rixen, C., Schaepman-Strub, G., Słowiński, M., Słowińska, S. & Sokolov, A. & 4 others, Speed, J. D. M., Spiegel, M., Wilmking, M. & Macias-Fauria, M., Oct 2025, In: Molecular Ecology. 34, 19, 18 p., e70082.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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4 Citations (Scopus)

67 Downloads (Pure)
Monimuotoisia tulevaisuudenkuvia
Eronen, J. T., Rasmus, S. & Forbes, B. C., 2025, In: Lapin kansa. 15.9.2025, p. 20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public

Circum-Arctic distribution of chemical anti-herbivore compounds arctic shrubs
Lindén, E., Beest, M. T., Abreu, I., Moritz, T., Sundqvist, M. K., Barrio, I. C., Boike, J., Bryant, J. P., Bråthen, K. A., Buchwal, A., Bueno, C. G., Cuerrier, A., Egelkraut, D., Forbes, B. C., Hallinger, M., Heijmans, M. M. P. D., Hermanutz, L., Hik, D. S., Hofgaard, A., Holmgren, M., Huebner, D. C., Hoye, T. T., Jónsdóttir, I. S., Kaarlejärvi, E., Kissler, E., Kumpula, T., Limpens, J., Myers-Smith, I. H., Normand, S., Post, E. S., Rocha, A. V., Schmidt, N. M., Skarin, A., Sokolov, A., Sokolova, N., Soininen, E. M., Speed, J. D. M., Street, L. E., Tananaev, N., Tremblay, J.-P., Urbanowicz, C., Watts, D. A., Zimmermann, H. H. & Olofsson, J., Dryad Digital Repository, 2022
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9p8cz8whd
Dataset
Supporting dataset for: Common mechanisms explain nitrogen-dependent growth of Arctic shrubs over three decades despite heterogeneous trends and declines in soil nitrogen availability
Martin, A. C., Macias-Fauria, M., Bonsall, M. B., Forbes, B. C., Zetterberg, P. & Jeffers, E. S., Zenodo, 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4817326
Dataset
Data from: Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline
Buchwal, A., Sullivan, P. F., Macias-Fauria, M., Post, E. S., Myers-Smith, I. H., Stroeve, J. C., Blok, D., Tape, K. D., Forbes, B. C., Ropars, P., Lévesque, E., Elberling, B., Angers-Blondin, S., Boyle, J. S., Boudreau, S., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Gamm, C., Hallinger, M., Rachlewicz, G., Young, A., Zetterberg, P. & Welker, J. M., Dryad Digital Repository, 2020
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kh1893248, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2013311117
Dataset
Data from: Trophic interactions and abiotic factors drive functional and phylogenetic structure of vertebrate herbivore communities across the Arctic tundra biome
Speed, J. D. M., Skjelbred, I., Barrio, I. C., Martin, M. D., Berteaux, D., Bueno, C. G., Christie, K. S., Forbes, B. C., Forbey, J., Fortin, D., Grytnes, J., Hoset, K. S., Lecomte, N., Marteinsdóttir, B., Mosbacher, J. B., Ønvik Pedersen, Å., Ravolainen, V., Rees, E. C., Skarin, A., Sokolova, N., Thornhill, A. H., Tombre, I. & Soininen, E. M., Dryad Digital Repository, 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4fc2591, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04347
Dataset

2 Membership of an editorial board
1 Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar

The 17th Arctic Ungulate Conference
Rasmus, S. (Organiser), Forbes, B. C. (Organiser) & Stammler, F. (Organiser)
10 May 2027 → 14 May 2027
Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY (Journal)
Forbes, B. C. (Editorial board member)
2015 → …
Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Membership of an editorial board
POLAR GEOGRAPHY (Journal)
Forbes, B. C. (Editorial board member)
2014 → …
Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Membership of an editorial board

Arktinen alue kaipaa monimuotoisia tulevaisuudenkuvia
Eronen, J. T., Rasmus, S. & Forbes, B. C.
14.09.2025
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Research
Arktisen alueen tulevaisuutta ei voi pakottaa yhteen muottiin
Forbes, B. C., Rasmus, S. & Eronen, J. T.
24.06.2025
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Research
Outoontuvat säät lisäävät luottamuksen tarvetta
Forbes, B. C., Rasmus, S. & Eronen, J. T.
04.06.2025
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Research
Changing Arctic
Koivurova, T., Forbes, B. & Sanila-Aikio, T.
10.12.2014 → 23.09.2020
8 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Media contents: Society
Greening of the Arctic
Myers-Smith, I. H., Goetz, S. J., Forbes, B., Kerby, J. T. & Moen, A.
04.02.2020 → 06.02.2020
3 items of Media coverage
Media contents: Research

Bruce C Forbes

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CHARTER: Drivers and Feedbacks of Changes in Arctic Terrestrial Bioversity

AROSS: Rain on Snow and Extreme precipitation

17th Arctic Ungulate Conference (AUC) 2027

ALTER 2: Abisko Long-Term Experiment, the 2nd phase: Can fungi control climate through carbon sequestration in arctic tundra?

ALTER: Abisko Long-Term Experiment: Can fungi control climate trough carbon seguestration in arctic tundra?

Community knowledge exchange in research leads to innovation and action in the Arctic

Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic

Luottamusta tarvitaan lisää

Molecular Footprints of Quaternary Climate Fluctuations in the Circumpolar Tundra Shrub Dwarf Birch

Monimuotoisia tulevaisuudenkuvia

Circum-Arctic distribution of chemical anti-herbivore compounds arctic shrubs

Supporting dataset for: Common mechanisms explain nitrogen-dependent growth of Arctic shrubs over three decades despite heterogeneous trends and declines in soil nitrogen availability

Data from: Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline

Data from: Trophic interactions and abiotic factors drive functional and phylogenetic structure of vertebrate herbivore communities across the Arctic tundra biome

The 17th Arctic Ungulate Conference

ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY (Journal)

POLAR GEOGRAPHY (Journal)

Arktinen alue kaipaa monimuotoisia tulevaisuudenkuvia

Arktisen alueen tulevaisuutta ei voi pakottaa yhteen muottiin

Outoontuvat säät lisäävät luottamuksen tarvetta

Changing Arctic

Greening of the Arctic

Bruce C Forbes

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