The tundra biome is the coldest and one of the largest ecosystems on Earth. It covers about one-fifth of the land on the planet, primarily in the Arctic circle but also in Antarctica as well as a ...

The tundra biome is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless, frozen landscapes. There are two types of tundra: Arctic and alpine. The Arctic tundra is located between the north ...

Orndahl et al, Next generation Arctic vegetation maps: Aboveground plant biomass and woody dominance mapped at 30 m resolution across the tundra biome, Remote Sensing of Environment (2025).

It discusses various biomes such as the Arctic tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, grasslands, and deserts, detailing their characteristics, flora, and fauna.

The Arctic Boreal Zone (ABZ) is a particularly important one: for many centuries now, its tundra, coniferous forests ... the world’s largest land-based biome. The Teesta dam and the long ...

A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature ...

A new review on zoonotic infections (diseases spread by animals) in the Canadian Arctic offers important guidance to clinicians, as the region gains global attention and climate change raises the ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the Arctic region to release more carbon dioxide and methane than its plants remove. The tundra is now a global carbon emitter. Cladonia stellaris ...

Arctic tundra, which for thousands of years was a ... if they broke out, would draw responses to limit their burning. Past practice in those areas was to allow fires to burn naturally.