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Plant 'thirst' shapes Panama's tropical forests
Source: Posted: 05-04-2007 at 03:00:38
| SciDev.Net: The distribution of plant species in tropical forests at local and regional levels is due to differing sensitivity to drought, according to a study published in Nature this week (3 May). The authors say understanding this will help model how changes in rainfall and soil moisture ― caused by climate change ― will affect the makeup of tropical forests, as well as inform forest conservation efforts. Researchers from Germany and the United States linked data on the ... |
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