Study asks: Are fall colors, climate linked?

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Wed, 09/24/2008 - 16:31

Researcher Abby van den Berg tests a seedling maple tree at the University of Vermont in Underhill, Vt., on Thursday.<br /><br />Biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves. Might temperature affect fall colors in trees, with the warming climate muting them?

Vermont biologists are testing trees to find out.



 

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