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Arctic grazers secretly shape plant growth and survival
Caribou and muskoxen significantly affect Arctic plant growth, revealing their overlooked role in climate impacts.
EurekAlert!4d
Tree growth conditions on the tundra in Finnmark and Svalbard
The Nedre Sassendalen station on the high-Arctic tundra of Svalbard had a 102-day growing season with an average temperature ...
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In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
The study, published today in the journal PNAS Nexus, highlights the importance of large herbivores to the Arctic ecosystem, ...
In greening Arctic, caribou and muskoxen play key role: Study links grazing with plant phenology and abundance
The study, published today in the journal PNAS Nexus, highlights the importance of large herbivores to the Arctic ecosystem, ...
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Wildfires destroy 30% of plants diversity in Yakut tundra wildfires, scientists report
Landscape fires trigger soil erosion processes: the tundra's upper cover, being left without plant protection, warms up faster and deeper, which leads to a significant degradation of the permafrost.