Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have observed significant vegetation changes in the treeless heath and tundra regions of northern Finland and Norway over recent decades, marked by the ...

The net primary production (NPP) of an ecosystem is the remainder of the photosynthetic gain, or gross primary production (GPP), after accounting for the autotrophic respiration. The NPP represents ...

To establish a comprehensive dataset on the responses of carbon cycles and GHG fluxes to warming in permafrost regions, we implemented strict criteria to obtain relevant data from Google Scholar ...

From high above, an endless blanket of snow-covered forest stretches toward the horizon beneath a golden winter sunset. At ...

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last 5,500 years encased in alpine tundra. But as temperatures continue to warm, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foreboding environmental milestones abounded again this year in the Arctic, where experts say dramatic climate shifts are ...

Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change ...