Warming landscape triggers northward habitat shift

For years scientists have documented changes in Alaska’s vegetation due to a warmer climate. Now, researchers are noting animals establishing new habitats on the North Slope in response to the altered landscape.
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A hare is easily spotted after its color transition in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Monica Gokey/KSKA.
Ken Tape is an Arctic ecologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He says his research often takes him to the North Slope. And he’s reported on how shrubs i