It was by accident: They were collecting data
on the subalpine wildflowers that bloom each summer on the slopes of Mount Rainier, a volcano stretching 14,411 feet high (4,932 meters) in the Cascade Range of Washington state.
To predict that, scientists must observe and test how ecological reassembly affects reproduction for all species in these regions — from flowers and pollinators, to even the bears that feed
on subalpine berries.
Not exact matches
The large
subalpine lakes of Europe, including lakes Geneva (France / Switzerland), Constance (Germany / Switzerland), Zurich (Switzerland) and Maggiore (Italy / Switzerland) have especially good long term data
on ecology / fish and temperature.
Latin name: Abies lasiocarpa Decay has set in
on the tree rings of this dead and downed
subalpine fir that once grew
on Apex Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, but the tree rings can still be measured and crossdated despite this!