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Tag: Colobanthus quitensis

  • Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

    Plant dynamics in Antarctica because of climate change

    Nicoletta Cannone measured the growth of Antarctic’s only two native flowering plants, Deschampsia Antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis, on Signy Island

    Rising temperatures in Antarctica have seen two species of plants grow quicker, in a ten year period, because of climate change, according to an article published in Current Biology under the heading of “Acceleration of climate warming and plant dynamics in Antarctica”