Alpine Plants
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From the Royal BC Museum
Listen to Botany Curator Ken Marr describing the plants of the alpine tundra and the effects of climate change on the biome.
Alpine Biome
What are the environmental conditions of the alpine tundra? Credit: RBCMAlpine Plant Adaptations
Imagine you are an alpine plant. Describe yourself and the features that you have that help you to survive. Credit: RBCMAfter the Last Ice Age
How has the landscape of British Columbia changed over the past 15,000 years? Credit: RBCMPlant Detectives and Pollen Analysis
How do scientists determine what plants lived here thousands of years ago? Credit: RBCMPlant Genetics
What can DNA analysis teach us about the plants in British Columbia's mountains? Credit: RBCMTemperature and Vegetation Changes
What changes have occurred in the mountains of British Columbia in the past? How are recent impacts of humans on climate different than climate change in the past? Credit: RBCMGlacial Retreat
What evidence of climate change have you seen in your work in the mountains of British Columbia? Credit: RBCMTree Line and Temperature
What do you think the alpine vegetation will look like in the future? Credit: RBCM
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On United Nations’ International Mountain Day, Botany Curator Ken Marr talks with CBC’s Greogor Craigie about observing the impact of changing climate on the ecosystems above the treeline.
In 2018, Freelance science and environmental journalist Molly Segal joined Royal BC Museum scientists on a research trip in northern BC. Listen to her CBC radio story.