Nine-year study shows mountain plants won't adapt fast enough to climate change

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May 6th, 2025 (Phys.org - Science and Technology News — Delivered by Newstex) Distribution and climatic adaptation of Boechera stricta. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr1010. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr1010 A team of plant biologists, geneticists and ecologists fro

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Nine-year study shows mountain plants won't adapt fast enough to climate change

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Boechera stricta