Alvars are a type of biological environment unique to the Great Lakes region. They are ecological oddities, containing anomalous species compositions thought to date back to the ice age.
This infographic highlights their strange origin and the disjunct plant populations that characterize alvars.
Audience
Science magazine readers
Tools
Procreate, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Client
Prof. Shehryar (Shay) Saharan (University of Toronto)
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