International Tundra Experiment
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title:
International Tundra Experiment
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The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) is a long-term international collaboration of researchers examining the responses of arctic and alpine plants and ecosystems to climate change. Researchers measure plant responses to standardized, small-scale passive warming, snow manipulations, and nutrient additions. Researchers use small open-top chambers (OTCs) to passively increase mean air temperature by 1-2 °C. The ITEX approach has been validated by tundra responses at the plot level. The networ
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International Collaboration
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tundra_Experiment
date created:
2009-01-09T23:15:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T09:47:35Z
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