Typically, the mean temperature of months in the alpine climate zones will not reach above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), which will bar most species of trees and vegetation from growing.
Ancient forest preserved under ice on the Beartooth Plateau provides a rare look into how warming climates could reshape alpine ecosystems.
Montana State University scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree ...
More information: Mylène Jacquemart et al, Detecting the impact of climate change on alpine mass movements in observational ...
Climate change poses a grave threat to the health of all ecosystems—and high alpine zones, with their spectacular landscapes and rich biological diversity, are no exception. Mountain-dwelling ...
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