Conclusion: Plants responses to snowpack (growing season length) are species specific based on their adaptations to the environment- such as how/when they begin leaf expansion Warming and cooling trends seen in the Alpine will lead to decreases in some plants and increases in others, which could lead to plant community compositions that are novel for the Alpine Conclusion: Plants responses to snowpack (growing season length) are species specific based on their adaptations to the environment- such as how/when they begin leaf expansion Warming and cooling trends seen in the Alpine will lead to decreases in some plants and increases in others, which could lead to plant community compositions that are novel for the Alpine Question: Does differential snowpack affect alpine plant community composition
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