News tagged with mountain meadows

Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large scale, European research says

The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest since global climate has been measured, and while localized studies have shown evidence of changes in mountain plant communities that reflect this warming trend, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Changing climate could alter meadows' ecosystems, researcher says

Changing climate could affect the diversity of plants and animals, and we can get a glimpse of what this may look like by studying the effects of drought in a relatively pristine ecosystem, according to an ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (9) | comments 12

Desert Dust Alters Ecology of Colorado Alpine Meadows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Accelerated snowmelt--precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains--changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to results ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (50) | comments 1