Above tree line

Alpine Meadows

Above the trees, below the snow. Short summers, intense colour, animals that won't go lower.

Species

6,500

Plant species

4,000

Endangered

22%

Pressure

Tree line creeping up ~3 m per decade

Surprise of the day

Bumblebees in alpine meadows shiver to heat their flight muscles, allowing them to fly when normal insects are grounded.

Who eats who

Apex predators on top. Energy flows down.

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