Tundra vegetation is spreading into new areas, and where plants were already growing, they are now growing taller. Understanding how data captured from the air compare with observations made on the ...

Rapid climate change is upending established plant diversity and growth patterns in the Arctic, with species blooming in some areas and declining in others, suggests a study published today in the ...

The Arctic tundra has long been the domain of grasses and dwarf shrubs that grow only a few centimetres high. But taller plant species have been taking over this chilly neighbourhood, report an ...

Pekka Niittynen and colleagues observed snow cover and plant diversity in 5,300 Arctic tundra plots of one square meter each from satellite imagery.

Red alert as Arctic lands grow greener Date: February 14, 2020 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: New research techniques are being adopted by scientists tackling the most visible impact of ...

Climate Change Is Pushing Plants Into Arctic, Disrupting Tundra Ecosystems Published Sep 27, 2018 at 7:33 AM EDT Updated Sep 28, 2018 at 3:43 AM EDT By Aristos Georgiou ...