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Peering into the secret world of life beneath winter snows
A secret world, unseen by most humans, is alive just beneath the winter snow.
Credit: Kristin Link, https://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinillustration/
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The willow ptarmigan is a common resident of the subnivium; it uses snow as an insulating blanket.
Credit: John Whiteman
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How do wood frogs survive being frozen in winter? By living under the snow surface.
Credit: Jan Storey
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A winter ecologist peers beneath the subnivium and into a porcupine den.
Credit: Jonathan Pauli
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The depth and extent of snow cover in North America are rapidly decreasing, affecting the subnivium.
Credit: NASA
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A micro-greenhouse can reproduce climate change's effects on the world under snow.
Credit: Nick Kryshak, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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