Russian Boreal Forests Undergoing Vegetation Change
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
Russia's boreal forest - the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country's cold northern regions - is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as a result of globally and regionally warming climate. That in turn is creating an even warmer climate in the region, according to a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology.