Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.
The Australian Alps' lesser-known wildflower season sees the landscape burst to life with a brilliant tapestry of colour.
Non-forest alpine plant communities exist on 11 of the Adirondack’s highest peaks, comprising a total of only 85 acres. Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide variety of ...