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Research Roundup
Peak Web October 18, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Climate change causes plant community to change in Arctic regions A study has found a relationship between the impact of climate change and the growth of new, taller plants in the Arctic and tundra regions. The research has also looked into how warming affects the community structures of cold weather ecosystems and plant traits. The lead authors of the study, which has been published in Nature, included SFU biology professor David Hik as well as Isla Myers-Smith, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh, who is one of Hik’s former PhD students. The worldwide study…
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World News Beat
Peak Web September 18, 2017By: Gabrielle McLaren ICELAND – Coalition government collapses in the midst of child abuse scandal Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has called a snap election following the loss of its one-seat majority in parliament. Last Friday, the Bright Future party…
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