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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Time of Year Important in Projections of Climate Change Effects on Ecosystems

Based on more than 25 years of data, ecologists looked at how droughts and heat waves affect grass growth during different months of ...  > full story

Barley Adapts to Climate Change

The upsurge in droughts is one of the main consequences of climate change, and affects crops in particular. However, a biologist has confirmed that in the case of barley at least, climate ...  > full story

Ecologists Call for Screening Imported Plants to Prevent a New Wave of Invasive Species

A recent analysis suggests that climate change predicted for the United States will boost demand for imported drought- and ...  > full story

Major Step Forward Towards Drought Tolerance in Crops

When a plant encounters drought, it does its best to cope with this stress by activating a set of protein molecules called receptors. Plant cell biologists have ...  > full story

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