Sentences with phrase «high alpine»

The scientists studied the annual sediment layers in a high alpine lake in Switzerland and found that there the annual flux of pollutants varied consistently across all the studied pollutants — the fluxes started low in the 1950s, peaked in the 1960s and 70s, dropped off again in the 1980s, and then rose to a new peak in the late 1990s.

As the ecology of high alpine lakes changes, Vuille is also concerned about the effects of soil degradation in the surrounding wetlands.

Belote said that the very tops of the western mountains and the central Great Plains and prairies in the United States are «particularly vulnerable... mostly because species that are accustomed to living in high alpine environments can't typically move any further upslope to track warming climate conditions.

By the 1930s, the glacier had sunk too low to supply water for the high alpine meadows.

With no horses allowed on the trail, many men and boys were carrying unsafe loads often in rubber sandals across high alpine terrain.

During summer's warm days, we find caribou nursery bands in high alpine meadows.

Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia, Canada offers the most vertical in North America at 5,620 feet, plus high alpine bowls and legendary glades.

Since 2007, RMR has offered the most vertical in North America at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft.) of lift - accessed terrain, 3,121 acres of fall line skiing, two high alpine bowls, and 65 named runs, including legendary glades and phenomenal groomers.

They offer a complete range of itineraries that cater for all abilities from gentle walks to high alpine tours.

The Imperial Express SuperChair, the highest chairlift in North America, carries stout - hearted skiers and riders to the high alpine bowls atop Peak 8.

Or, ride North America's highest chairlift, the Imperial Express, up to the high alpine bowls for unforgettable views and steeps.

Revelestoke Mountain Resort boasts North America's highest lift - serviced vertical at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft), 3,121 acres of fall line skiing, high alpine bowls, 15 areas of gladed terrain and phenomenal groomed terrain.

Located just a 15 minute drive from Nelson, in the Selkirk Mountains and positioned in a high alpine bowl, Whitewater is renowned for its tree skiing and steep runs, with the majority of the terrain being for intermediate and advanced riders.

Travel across BC's rooftop on the world record - breaking PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, explore over 50 kms of high alpine hiking trails, then head to the valley for a bike ride on Whistler's paved valley trail, or its renowned single - track network in the world - famous Whistler Mountain Bike Park.

From long, gentle winding novice runs, to steep, high alpine bowls and chutes, skiers and snowboarders of all abilities will find what they are looking for.

Having just finished a high alpine skills course ourselves where...

Hiking the best high alpine trails in the Canadian Rockies in Sunshine Meadows.

In the summertime, Kirkwood turns into a picturesque high alpine adventure playground!

Overlooking the glittering lights of town below, guests ascend the North American Chair to this high alpine eatery to dine amongst the stars at 7,000 feet.

Go ahead — fresh air, high alpine lakes, and panoramic views await.

The 20 - mile trip took more than two days, leading mules, professors and students 3,000 feet up and over a high alpine plateau and down several thousand feet into a valley, where they slowly weaved their way along a river in the direction of a boulder field until they finally reached the glacier's base.

Kamoroff originally went to California's Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park in 2015 to determine whether eDNA techniques can be used to detect when non-native fish had been successfully removed from high alpine restoration lakes.

Years later, after Mack has poisoned his father, after he has grown up and married, after his youngest daughter has been brutally kidnapped and murdered, after he slips into a deep depressive state, after he receives in his mailbox one snowy afternoon a typed letter from the Lord God of Hosts himself, dominus deus sabaoth — after all that — Mack spends a week with the triune Godhead in a secluded little shack by a high alpine lake.

Get up close and personal with the highest alpine lake in the USA either by kayak, stand - up paddleboard or bike.

Not exact matches

Hosted by NYSE Master a high - altitude trail through delicate tundra to visit an alpine lake and take in breathtaking views of the Continental Divide.

From there we made our way to Rocca Calascio, the highest fortress in the Apennines, then to Campo Imperatore, an alpine meadow that lies next to the Apennines» highest peak, Corno Grande.

I saw several favorites up high in marshy alpine meadows.

We will also be heading back out to the Alps for the British University Alpine Championships over Easter, entering teams in the alpine and freestyle events to finish the season on a high.

After acclimating them for a year outdoors in full sun with sparse water and nutrient - poor soil — typical conditions for this alpine species, Pinus mugo — ran a 56 - day indoor experiment using high - intensity UV - B - emitting lamps.

They range from steamy lowland jungles, swamps, and floodplains to cloud forests, alpine grasslands, and glaciers capping mountains more than 16,000 feet high.

The Haleakala silversword is one of several rare alpine species that could lose out as the cloud forests in its namesake park creep higher.

For alpine plant species, climate change presents a special challenge: To escape increased greenhouse warming, the species have to move to a higher - altitude habitat.

Previous research has shown that alpine flora and fauna are especially vulnerable when it comes to global warming and that the upper and lower boundaries of populations» home ranges have been moving higher up the mountain with every successive generation.

Harsh and cold climates don't seem to stop alien plants from establishing themselves in high altitudes, where they now successfully penetrate the alpine vegetation.

«The higher vulnerability of the alpine nature probably results from a lower resistance,» says Jonas Lembrechts.

Even on this high, chilly mountain pass, it took Yin only minutes to locate alpine species that Wilson and other European plant hunters had discovered.

In this study, the team found that the snow leopard had unique amino - acid changes in both genes that may have contributed to snow leopard's acquisition of an alpine, high altitude ecological niche.

A biome is the highest level of ecological system — rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, temperate forest, alpine and tundra — so a change in climate that can shift the location of a biome is a very substantial force.

A high dose of the fungus killed alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris), but low doses made them infectious for months without killing them.

But on a planet with a warming climate, these same adaptations could spell the bird's doom: The ptarmigan's range is severely limited by its sole dependence on alpine habitat, which is shrinking as hotter temperatures sneak up the mountainsides, threatening to push the treeline — and the ptarmigan — to ever - higher elevations, until there's no more room to rise.

And since the white - tailed ptarmigan is an «indicator species» for high - elevation ecosystems — the canary in the alpine — its path toward demise could signal the complete collapse of these ecosystems in the not - so - distant future.

If snow leopards can handle life in the high and rugged alpine mountains, I think they can handle a little competition.

Models of mountain (alpine) glaciers are applied to solve similar problems to those models used for polar ice sheets, but typically have a higher resolution (a smaller grid size) and need to consider the effects of steep and often variable bed slopes, and the transverse stresses found in valley glaciers.

Our lab examines basic and applied aspects of higher fungi, particularly in extreme environments such as the alpine life zone and high - elevation forests.

You can choose from hundreds of miles of high - alpine trails, including the super popular Trail 401 loop: It's 14 miles of intermediate - level ups and downs, leading to an 11,339 - foot summit and 360 - degree views of the Elk Mountains.

My home base is in a gorgeous high - alpine village called Crestone, Colorado.

The trick is in harsher alpine climate of Kashmir, where an animal could easily climb the high rocks while staying warm.

«Our job is to faithfully re-interpret famous Alpines of the past and project Alpine into the future with a beautifully designed, agile, high - performance sports car,» said Alpine managing director Michael van der Sande, in a statement.

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