Melting Permafrost and Wildlife
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The permafrost in Alaksa is melting, transforming forests into lakes and ponds. In this video, Torre Jorgenson, a landscape ecologist at Alaska Biological Research, shows us how the wildlife has responded to the melting permafrost. Produced by Flora Lichtman. Photos by Charles Bergquist and Annette Heist. Viewed 1671 times.
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