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August 27, 2013

Sea ice decline spurs the greening of the Arctic
Fairbanks AL (SPX) Aug 26, 2013
Sea ice decline and warming trends are changing the vegetation in nearby arctic coastal areas, according to two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists. Uma Bhatt, an associate professor with UAF's Geophysical Institute, and Skip Walker, a professor at UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology, contributed to a recent review of research on the response of plants, marine life and animals to declining sea ice in the Arctic. "Our thought was to see if sea ice decline contributed to greening of the tu ... read more

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