Alpine tundra environments are found at high elevations ... “They tend to grow up together up there and create the contrast of the pretty blue and the pretty pink. It’s just awe-striking ...

There are two types of tundra: Arctic and alpine. The Arctic tundra is located between the north pole and the coniferous forests or taiga region. It is characterized by extremely cold temperatures ...

The cooler temperatures shifted the tree line downslope and transformed the high mountain landscape from forest to the alpine ...

The new findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, show that alpine tundra in Colorado’s Front Range emits more CO2 than it captures annually, potentially creating a feedback loop ...

Colorado’s alpine tundra is most visible in Rocky Mountain National Park above 11,400 feet. It’s a spectacular environment – but cold and severe. Still, life persists. The firs and pines at ...

“This is pretty dramatic evidence of ecosystem change ... Researchers caution that the disappearance of high-elevation snowpacks in alpine tundra affects downstream water access crucial to ...

While the alpine tundra's net CO 2 contributions are small compared to a forest's sequestration capability, the newly-documented effect may act as something of a counterweight, hampering ...

The temporal and spatial snow cover dynamics is the primary factor controlling the plant communities' composition and biogeochemical cycles in arctic and alpine tundra. However, the relationships ...