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Summit Voice morning photo: Tundra sunset
A sunset along the Continental Divide near Loveland Pass, Colorado highlights tundra wildflowers. Studies show global warming will shrink tundra habitat Always facing east, a clump of Old Man of the...
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New research focuses on fungi in the alpine zone
Fungi in the genus Lactarius are among the key players in maintaining high alpine ecosystems in the tundra zone above treeline. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. Understanding the ecology of fungi in the tundra...
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Morning photo: Back to the tundra
It’s a short wildflower season up here … Near Loveland Pass, at about 12,000 feet in the Alpine tundra, the flowers only bloom for a few weeks every summer. SUMMIT COUNTY — During an afternoon and...
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Large tundra fires linked to global warming
Large tundra fires may become more common as the Earth gets warmer. Average seasonal temperatures may reach tipping point, beyond which large fires are inevitable By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —...
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Global warming: Tundra fires a big factor in carbon cycle
Arctic tundra in Greenland. PHOTO COURTESY HANNES GROBE, VIA THE CREATIVE COMMONS. Human disturbance or climate-induce drying could change peatlands from huge carbon sinks into carbon sources By Summit...
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Climate: Calculating the tundra’s carbon budget
Scientists say they need more consistent and widespread measurements Will thawing tundra become a big source of greenhouse gases? By Summit Voice FRISCO — Danish researchers with Aarhus University say...
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