Black sand extended growing season experiment ITEX warming chamber plant species composition, from 2018 to ongoing, yearly

As a result of climate change, the Rocky Mountain Front Range is experiencing both warmer summers and earlier snowmelt. In this experiment, we altered both summer temperature (using passive warming chambers) and snowmelt date (by adding inert black sand) and measured the treatment impacts on plant species composition.

受气候变化影响，落基山脉前缘带（Rocky Mountain Front Range）正出现夏季气温升高与融雪期提前的双重现象。本实验中，我们通过被动增温箱（passive warming chambers）调控夏季温度、以添加惰性黑沙的方式调整融雪日期，并测定了该处理对植物物种组成的影响。