Caribou May Be Indirectly Affected by Sea-Ice Loss in the Arctic (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Caribou May Be Indirectly Affected by Sea-Ice Loss in the Arctic (2 of 3)

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This is a yearling caribou near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland in May. Research led by Eric Post, a professor of biology at Penn State University, has linked an increasingly earlier plant growing season to the melting of arctic sea ice, a relationship that has consequences for offspring production by caribou in the area.

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Jeff Kerby, Eric Post lab, Penn State University

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