Read article: Vegetation ‘browning’ threatens Arctic carbon balance
Vegetation ‘browning’ threatens Arctic carbon balance
Climate change damages Arctic plants more than previously thought
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Alexander Askew is a former PhD student contributor to Physics World. He was based at the University of Sheffield researching the palaeoecology of Northern Spain during the Middle Devonian period using plant microfossils.
Read article: Vegetation ‘browning’ threatens Arctic carbon balance
Climate change damages Arctic plants more than previously thought
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