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Mummified Trees Could Take Climate Scientists Back to the Future
The landscape of Quttinirpaaq National Park is dominated by glaciers and sparse high-arctic tundra vegetation.
Credit: Joel Barker, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
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Researchers have found mummified leaves in the sediment of the mummified forest deposit at the Quttinirpaaq National Park.
Credit: Joel Barker, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
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The mummified trees have very narrow growth rings, indicating a very harsh environment during their lifetime.
Credit: Joel Barker, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
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