[PCA] NEWS: Arctic ice no barrier for plants
Megan_Haidet at fws.gov
Megan_Haidet at fws.gov
Fri Jun 15 09:30:47 CDT 2007
For those interested in plant distribution and the effects of climate
change . . .
Take a look at this recent BBC News article suggesting arctic plants are
able to migrate the distances needed to survive climatic changes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6752767.stm
Here is the referenced report, Frequent Long-Distance Plant Colonization
in the Changing Arctic, from the latest issue of Science Magazine.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/316/5831/1606.pdf
Enjoy!
Megan Haidet
Communications Coordinator
Plant Conservation Alliance
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703.358.2120
Fax: 703.358.2276
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