A SECRET WINTER WONDERLAND.
Published In: Science News, 2026, v. 208, n. 2. P. 31 1 of 3
Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: Martin, Cassie 3 of 3
Abstract
FeaturesECOSYSTEMS● This red fox (Vulpes vulpes) might look as if its stuck upside down in the snow — but looks can be deceiving. The cunning canid is hunting for a small vole keeping warm in the subnivium, an ecosystem that forms only underneath snowpack. Many critters, from other small mammals to birds to arthropods, along with lots of microbes, go about their busy lives here. Scientists working to understand this transient habitat are in a race against time as global warming threatens to wipe it out (see Page 48).PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]
Additional Information
- Source:Science News. 2026/02, Vol. 208, Issue 2, p31
- Document Type:Article
- Subject Area:Environmental Sciences
- Publication Date:2026
- ISSN:0036-8423
- Accession Number:190728387
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