A 10-member team with participants from Lehigh, Colorado State University, the University of California Irvine and Mongolia dug into the question of how the Altai Mountains influence the climate in the arid Mongolian desert. The Altai, an ancient mountain range, is at the convergence point of four countries: China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia.
In the first large-scale field experiment that tested four simultaneous natural disturbances, a team of researchers led by forest ecologist Michelle Spicer is providing new insights into the impact on native plant species.