Alpine tundra ecosystems are located on various mountain regions throughout the world at elevations above the tree line. While still very cold, the growing season of the Alpine tundra is around ...

There are two types of tundra: Arctic and alpine. The Arctic tundra is located between the north pole and the coniferous forests or taiga region. It is characterized by extremely cold temperatures ...

Páramo is an alpine tundra ecosystem which is located in the northern Andes of South America and adjacent southern Central America. Recently, the Grupo de Trabajo en Páramos del Ecuador ...

The new findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, show that alpine tundra in Colorado’s Front Range emits more CO2 than it captures annually, potentially creating a feedback loop ...

While the alpine tundra's net CO 2 contributions are small compared to a forest's sequestration capability, the newly-documented effect may act as something of a counterweight, hampering ...

The temporal and spatial snow cover dynamics is the primary factor controlling the plant communities' composition and biogeochemical cycles in arctic and alpine tundra. However, the relationships ...