(2014) Tall deciduous shrubs offset delayed start of growing season through rapid leaf development in the alaskan arctic tundra. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 46, 682-697.Sweet S K, Gough L, Griffin K L and Boelman N T 2014 Tall deciduous shrubs offset delayed start of growing ...
As taller shrubs become increasingly dominant, arctic landscapes may retain more snow, which could lengthen spring snow cover duration and offset advances in the start of the growing season that are expected as a result of earlier spring snowmelt. As a consequence, deeper snow and later snowmelt...
He states, “It’s a departure from other experimental green high-rises, the Bosco Verticale in Milan, Italy, a celebrated green residential project that employs a team of flying gardeners to maintain the trees and shrubs spread across the building’s balconies” [19]. Sisson cites in his ...