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Climate change: Evolution spurs speedy plant migration, UBC study finds
2016-07-30 22:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Sun: Scientists may be underestimating how quickly the Earth`s plants can change location in response to climate change, according to a study from the University of B.C. As the global average temperature rises, the comfort zones of many plants and trees are easing north or into higher elevations, but the speed with which they move is being driven by evolutionary responses. Plants cultivated to evolve were able to move 200 per cent further across difficult landscapes over six generations than plants...
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