"Warming has been shown to be a driver of shrinking surface area of wetlands Alaska is becoming a much woodier place as lakes and ponds are encroached upon or replaced by shrubs and trees.
One thing is certain, however, the vegetation changes instigated by a warming and changing climate will exert consequential and far-reaching influences on most of Alaska’s biota including invertebrates, birds, mammals, and humans, among others. This is because plants form the energetic foundations of terrestrial ecosystems (they are the primary base of all food webs) and define the primary structural elements of habitat for most animal species."

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