The re-profiling of plant communities is important because it could alter the way the tundra ecosystem functions. Taller Arctic plants will trap more snow around them, insulating the ground from ...

Good news for Arctic mosses, if not for any other Arctic creatures: little tundra plants that have been buried under the Canadian ice can feel the sunlight for the first time in at least 44,000 years.

"The absence or presence of herbivores can also impact the timing of plant growth and their productivity." Many caribou populations in the Arctic are in decline, including migratory tundra caribou ...

They analyzed the communities, typical for the local sub-Arctic tundra. "The fire has destroyed almost the entire ground cover - the mosses and ... Among the pioneer plants that were the first ...

Wildlife presenter Ferne Corrigan takes a look at the Arctic tundra and how plants and animals have adapted to live in this biome. Ferne describes the location of the tundra biomes around the ...

The tundra is the coldest of all the ... although the top part defrosts in summer and plants such as mosses can grow. In the Arctic, the ice provides a natural hunting ground for the polar bear ...