And with lichen as their vehicle, algae have the versatility to inhabit a vast range of ecosystems around the globe, living anywhere from the Arctic tundra to the most arid desert. Lichen is the ...

The Arctic tundra contains a number of low shrubs and sedges as well as reindeer mosses, liverworts, grasses, lichens, and around 400 types of flowers. There are also a number of animals that call ...

and rosette perennials (i.e. lichens, mosses, sedges, perennial forbs, rosette, and dwarfed shrubs). Animals in the Arctic and alpine tundra must adapt to cold and harsh conditions. Large Arctic ...

For many reindeer to survive in the wild, this lichen is necessary. Reindeer live in the Arctic tundra (a frigid treeless ...

Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are covered with snow for much of ...

It has also helped preserve the tundra habitat so native species such as mosses, lichen and low-growing willows can continue to thrive. Reindeer to the rescue Jeremejeff and other reindeer herders ...

It's the same lichen that grows in alpine tundra, where it does indeed serve as reindeer fodder. Lichens are rootless organisms that collect almost all of their nutrition from the air. Since they ...

By Raymond Zhong For thousands of years, the shrubs, sedges, mosses and lichens of the Arctic have ... balmier air temperatures are thawing Arctic tundra, activating carbon-hungry microbes ...

Reindeer are playing a crucial role in preserving the tundra. As the Sápmi winters are getting warmer and wetter, the lichen and grass reindeer rely on are frozen over. Sámi reindeer herders ...