The ability to dry out and grow back: Tundra plants practically die and come back to life once the ground has developed an adequate amount of moisture. View Article Sources "Tundra." ...

Other tundra denizens, such as the wolf spider, are growing bigger and thriving. Shrubs are getting taller, contributing to declines in the sensitive groups of lichen that caribou and other ...

What they found is that both the leaf and reproductive phenophases (the annual life cycle phases, like flowering and fruiting, that occur in a plant’s life) responded strongly—but inconsistently—at ...

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It’s a trend that will continue at ...

Plants in the Arctic tundra are growing taller because of climate change, according to new research from a global collaboration led by the University of Edinburgh. Stock image of Arctic poppies.

Turning the issue on its head, as it were, we look southward to Antarctica for clues as to what an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may mean for the tundra flora. Although Antarctica may ...

Climate warming reduces the number of plant species in the tundra, but plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can turn this negative effect into something positive.

“Tundra plants grow slowly, trapping carbon below ground,” explains ecologist Isla Myers-Smith of the University of Edinburgh. “As much as two thirds of plant biomass could actually be growing below ...

Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska's tundra are growing faster, suggesting that at least some forests may be adapting to a rapidly warming climate, says a new study.

Boreal forests generally grow between 50 and 60 degrees north latitude, covering large parts of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia. The biome is home to evergreens such as pine, spruce, and fir.

Climate warming reduces the number of plant species in the tundra, but plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can turn this negative effect into something positive. The results of a ...