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In the barren cold deserts of ice-free Antarctica only lichen, mosses and algae survive – for now.
The Arctic has been a remote place for much of its history. But climate change is bringing global problems and opportunities to its door.
Glacier mice aren’t rodents – they’re mysterious balls of moss that manage to live in one of the world’s harshest environments.
Polar regions may be becoming more profitable, but these “benefits” come with far more severe costs.
Extreme climatic events are harming plant communities in the Arctic. The resulting colour change is bad news for the region’s carbon storage.
The continent’s ice caps are melting, and both native and alien species will soon colonise the newly uncovered areas.
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PhD Researcher in Arctic Ecology, University of Sheffield
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Terrestrial Ecologist, British Antarctic Survey
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Penguinologist, University of Oxford
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Professor & CoScientific Director of ArcticNet, Université Laval
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Research Scientist/Adjunct University Professor, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
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ARC Future Fellow in Marine Ecology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Conservation Biology, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Physiological Plant Ecology, University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University