1 Arctic landscapes are characterized by extreme vegetation patchiness, often with sharply defined borders between very different vegetation types. This patchiness makes it difficult to predict ...
Ever wonder where the ‘green’ in ice-covered Greenland comes from? According to Icelandic lore, viking explorer Erik the Red gave Greenland its name to lure settlers after discovering the territory in ...
A week ago Sunday, Arctic sea ice cover reached its lowest extent ever recorded. For good reason, there has been significant media focus on how a warming sea gobbles up the ice that is polar bear ...
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A paper published last month in the premier science journal Nature, found that when tundra in Arctic and alpine areas warm up an become dryer they release far more carbon dioxide than previously ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A two-year study of the decomposition of alpine avens (Acomastylis rossii) foliage in alpine tundra of the Front Range of Colorado ...
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