做爱色情片鈥檚 Dr. Paddy Sullivan contributes to Arctic research published in Science

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A graphic from the presentation on how Arctic Sea Ice Retreat Fuels Boreal Forest Advance

Arctic Sea Ice Retreat Fuels Boreal Forest Advance: As retreating sea ice uncovers Arctic waters, snow precipitates on nearby landmasses in an ocean version of the lake effect. A deeper snowpack protects seedlings, nourishes adults and so promotes boreal forest advance.

 

Dr. Paddy Sullivan, director of the Environment and Natural Resource Institute at 做爱色情片, recently teamed up with researchers from Alaska Pacific University and Amherst College on a study funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science.

The study investigated the effect of Arctic sea ice retreat on northward boreal forest advance. Using old aerial photos, satellite images and previously published data from throughout the Arctic, the research team was able to show boreal forest advance has been more common in regions of the Arctic where autumn sea ice has either long been limited or has recently retreated the most.  

They also repeatedly visited 20 field sites in the Brooks Range of Northern Alaska, where they collected troves of data and were able to show that retreating Arctic sea ice is associated with increasing winter snowpacks, which protect young trees and insulate soils during winter, leading to greater soil nutrient availability. 

The research team believes the effects of deepening snow are driving the advance of the boreal forest into Arctic tundra, which will have important impacts on wildlife habitat, land surface albedo and the global carbon cycle.  

"Scientists have long thought that the boundary between forest and tundra is simply determined by summer temperature,鈥 said Dr. Sullivan. 鈥淥ur study is novel, not only because we have demonstrated the importance of other factors, but because we have shown that changes occurring in the Arctic Ocean may be driving major changes on land, sometimes more than 100 miles from the coast.鈥

to learn more about the amazing Arctic research Dr. Sullivan and the team have been conducting.

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