Defrosting alpine tundra soil at a research station northwest of Nederland was found to be releasing more carbon dioxide than it captured each year between 2008 and 2014, according to a new study ...

In arctic and alpine tundra, the duration of snow cover has dramatic impacts on ecosystem structure and functioning (Fisk et al., 1998; Walker, 2000; Welker et al., 2000; Edwards et al., 2007).