By Mark Kinver http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18674808 Leaves are getting narrower on some plant species as a result of changes to the climate, a study has suggested. A team of Australian researchers studies specimens from the wild and from herbarium collections stretching back more than 120 years. Analysis of the herbarium samples found […]
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Study: Drought Pushing World’s Trees to Their Limits November 21, 2012 – News Release Most of the world’s trees – including rainforest species – live close to their “safety threshold” for coping with water stress, leaving them vulnerable to effects of droughts caused by climate change. That’s the finding of a […]