There is a big problem in the Alpine Tundra.  The natural vegetation is being disrupted by a number of factors including human interference, global warming, and animal grazing.  Historically, livestock grazing, mining, reservoir development, and recreation has impacted alpine tundra habitats, and these disturbances have resulted in long-term changes in alpine vegetation.  Global warming threatens to reduce the extent of alpine tundra through violation of forested communities.  Further, alpine habitats are fragile; disturbances may take decades or centuries to recover and have long-term impacts on different species of animals.

    So, the question is, what can we do about this?  What are some ways that we can help to fix these problems that we find in the Alpine Tundra?  What we are looking for is how can we stop the natural vegetation of the Alpine Tundra from being disrupted by human interference, global warming, and animal grazing?  What can we do? 

global warming
(www.noaanews.noaa.gov)

animal grazing
(http://goodmigrationsphoto.com/bullelk1.jpg)



mining
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