Plant migrations

You’ve heard of bird migrations, here’s something different: plant migration. It seems that plants are beginning to migrate in search of cooler climes.

 

“The researchers found that grasses, herbs and other short-lived species that had been through many generations shifted the most in search of perfect temperatures, whereas long-lived trees stayed largely in place. According to the authors, this is changing the composition of the forest—mixing formerly low-altitude grasses with high-altitude trees—which could potentially affect the entire ecosystem, particularly the animals that rely on specific plants to survive.”

 

Courtesy: SciAm