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." ...

While still very cold, the growing season of the Alpine tundra is around 180 days. Plants that thrive in these conditions include dwarf shrubs, grasses, small-leafed shrubs, and heaths.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.