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A Lush Knee-High Jungle Grows in the Arctic, but Warming Is Changing Earth's Mini-Greenhouse
Researchers say plants on Alaska’s North Slope are growing taller as winter warming accelerates, with the region now about 4.8 degrees warmer than 40 years ago.
- Alaska's North Slope tundra is growing taller as the region warms significantly, with University of Gothenburg plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman noting the area is about 4.8 degrees warmer than it was 40 years ago.
- This 'shrubification' accelerates warming because taller, darker shrubs absorb more solar energy than reflective snow, University of Colorado plant ecologist Sarah Elmendorf said, driving what scientists call 'arctic amplification.'
- Researchers at the Toolik Field Station, 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, are investigating whether plants compete or cooperate in harsh conditions; Columbia University ecologist Duncan Menge is studying 'what controls how much plants grow.'
- Doctoral student Jonathan Carcache and professor Jake Francis are examining the Arctic plant that taps into neighbors' roots, finding its purple flowers act 'like a billboard that advertises pollination,' potentially creating mutual benefit.
- While the tundra may appear desolate to outsiders, Florida Atlantic University student Adam Bloom observed 'the tundra's kind of like the jungle,' underscoring the complexity of these ecosystems as scientists track adaptation to rapid Arctic change.
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The Seattle TimesA lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth’s mini-greenhouse
TOOLIK LAKE, Alaska (AP) — With no tall trees reaching to the sky, Alaska's North Slope tundra can look desolate — especially to outsiders from the Lower 48 who…
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A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse
Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle. It's just so small, it's almost all below your knee.
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