Plants disappear as we climb up high on Ella Island

Here are some of the iNaturalist observations we captured in summer of 2022 while climbing from sea level to 1300m in elevation on Ella Island.

The landscape turned from green to...gravel! Only the hardiest species were found near the top.

You can easily see how species change with altitude here, and in summer of 2023 we'll explore how species limits also change with latitude as we head to the northernmost land on earth - Avannaarsua: Greenland's northern landscapes.

All species have a northernmost record, and iNaturalist can help us figure out where they are:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/29c6ac1c2f4e4f93beabba73a42ac7b1

Posted on July 2, 2023 08:47 AM by jtkerby