High Altitude Plants Discovered in the Himalayas

Junglekeeper · Dec 6, 2016

High Altitude Plants Discovered in the Himalayas - GlacierHub

Melting glaciers in the Himalayas have exposed land underneath, allowing new forms of life to migrate to deglaciated landscapes. Recently, these glacial changes have led to the discovery of the world’s highest altitude vascular plants, made possible by the early colonization of microbes in the space left by retreating glacier ice, according to a recent report in the journal Microbial Ecology.
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High Altitude Plants Discovered in the Himalayas

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