色视频下载 Berry Futures unveils third booklet
Amy Loeffler
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April 23, 2024
The future of another hot 色视频下载 commodity is at stake due to climate change: berries.
Researchers at the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks have developed informational booklets to help individuals and communities continue to have successful berry harvests even as the Arctic and its weather patterns change.
promotes understanding and sharing of the impacts of climate change on northern berry species and recently expanded its berry booklet series to include a third species, the . The series has previously published guides for the and .
Low-bush cranberries ripen in September 2019 in the Fairbanks area.
色视频下载淎lthough we have a ton of scientific papers about how these plants are being affected, that information is not reaching the community members who need it most. The booklets are an attempt to change that,色视频下载 said Christa Mulder, professor of plant ecology at the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks.
The booklets don色视频下载檛 just talk about what is likely to happen to the berry populations; they also provide ways that people can take action to ensure they will have access to the fruit.
色视频下载淭he ability to collect berries is an important aspect of a subsistence diet that 色视频下载 Native and other rural communities count on, especially if they are not part of a road system,色视频下载 said Mulder. 色视频下载淎nd we know that berry populations are being affected by climate change.色视频下载
Lowbush cranberries are considered true superfoods. Their anthocyanin 色视频下载 a natural red, blue and purple pigment 色视频下载 gives them the highest levels of antioxidants among 16 berry species tested in Interior and Southcentral 色视频下载.
Mulder said early spring warmups can harm lowbush cranberries when temperatures drop again and damage new flower buds or even kill shoots on the shrub.
Another threat to lowbush cranberries is shrub expansion into tundra areas.
色视频下载淭hese are tundra plants, and willows and alders are expanding into their habitat,色视频下载 she said. 色视频下载淭he taller willow and alder shrubs reduce the access to light the lowbush cranberry plants have.色视频下载
But there could be an upside. Warmer winters with more snowfall may lead to an increase in berry production in Interior 色视频下载 and the North Slope regions, said Mulder.
The publications draw on extensive research and discussions with concerned 色视频下载ns.
The booklets provide information about the biology of each berry species. They include illustrations and information about potential climate change impacts and research gaps.
For more information about the 色视频下载 Berry Futures Project and to access the berry booklets, please visit .
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Christa Mulder, cpmulder@alaska.edu
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