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Alaska Park Science
Check out this issue for articles about Denali science

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Volume 5, Issue 1
Alaska Park Science

Alaska Park Science is a journal published twice a year by the National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, to share research information about Alaska's national parks.

Some issues of Alaska Park Science focus on an issue that is common to several parks, and some issues may highlight one park and its research and management issues.

 

 

 

Volume 5, Issue 1 (Scientific Studies in Denali)

Physical Science

Biological Science

Cultural and Social Science


To browse the table of contents of previous issues of Alaska Park Science or the following issue (also primarily about Denali), you can jump to the Alaska Regional web page for the journal

Volume 6, Issue 2 (Crossing Boundaries in a Changing Environment)
Proceedings of the Central Alaska Park Science Symposium held at Denali, September 2006

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Warming trends may allow woody plants to grow at higher elevations, threatening the fragile, alpine plants already there

Did You Know?
Nearly 500 vegetation plots have been installed in Denali, to monitor climate change. Warmer temperatures allow woody plants to grow at higher elevations, invading the fragile and unique plants already in high alpine tundra - and threatening the animals that depend on those specialized plants.

Last Updated: February 02, 2011 at 12:24 MST