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Frozen forest discovery hints at future alpine ecosystem changes
The cooler temperatures shifted the tree line downslope and transformed the high mountain landscape from forest to the alpine tundra that exists today. One of the paper's authors, David McWethy ...
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Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra
The study also offers a broader perspective on Arctic and alpine regions by predicting increases in respiration across the whole tundra area, together with more detailed information about ...