Some Plants Can Adapt To Widespread Climate Change

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 07/08/2008 - 22:00

While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to long-term changes in temperature and rainfall, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The 13-year experiment involved subjecting 30 small grassland plots to microclimate manipulation.


 

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