The temporal and spatial snow cover dynamics is the primary factor controlling the plant ... and alpine tundra. However, the relationships between the distribution of snow and the diversity ...

has helped address key questions on plant diversity in this unique ecosystem. Sun’s team has led some of the most extensive surveys on alpine plants, as part of national initiatives including ...

Do plant-microbe interactions and aluminum tolerance influence alpine sedge species’ responses to nitrogen deposition ... Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen ...

In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity and allies ... It benefits from periodic fires that remove encroaching vegetation, but the flower can be threatened by severe fire ...

HABITAT: The white-tailed ptarmigan is found almost exclusively in alpine environments at or above the tree line, which occurs where vascular plants reach the limits of their ability to withstand ...