Monday, October 8, 2012

Some plants in arid regions benefit from climate change, study finds

PhysOrg: Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of the Earth's land surface. These ecosystems are highly vulnerable to global environmental change and desertification. But climate change seems to have a positive impact on some plants. A study involving the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock has come to this conclusion. Using demographic methods, ecologist Roberto Salguero-Gómez investigates desert plants to find out how vulnerable they are to climate change. The results of his newest study...

URL: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-arid-regions-benefit-climate.html
Enclosure: http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/2012/someplantsin.jpg

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