Green summer tundra and the rolling Mulgrave Hills in northwestern Alaska's Cape Krusenstern National Monument are seen on July 11, 2011. The Mulgrave Hills are the farthest west extension of the ...

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Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Apr., 1993), pp. 387-394 (8 pages) Spatial changes in tree and upland tundra cover in response to a complex environmental gradient and to landscape ...

The iconic landscape may disappear by 2500. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Siberian tundra could disappear by the year 2500, ...