Hillside at Imnavait Creek, North Slope, Alaska (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Hillside at Imnavait Creek, North Slope, Alaska

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Scientists working on MacroSystem Biology's TundraPEAT project will study the dynamics and formation processes of initial peat-forming ecosystems across the Arctic and their carbon-cycle implications, including this Arctic tundra dominated by tussock cotton-grass with reddish peat moss (Sphagnum rubellum) patches on a hillside at Imnavait Creek (Toolik LTER) on North Slope, Alaska.

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Zicheng Yu, Lehigh University

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