Shift in Tundra Shrub Growth Could Release More Atmospheric Carbon
![The types of plants that grow on Arctic tundra is shifting due to climate change, which affects the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere. Anna Liljedahl photo Shift in Tundra Shrub Growth Could Release More Atmospheric Carbon](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2019-12-12-2.jpg)
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists presented their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in San Francisco this week. Here are some research highlights from the world’s largest Earth and space science meeting. A decades-old research project on Alaska’s North Slope indicates that deciduous shrubs shift more carbon from the soil to the atmosphere […]