Invasive Plants Making The Most Of Climate Change
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 12:07
in Biology & Nature
Writing in the journal PLoS ONE, an international team of scientists says invasive plants could become even more prevalent and destructive as climate change continues. According to the new analysis of data stretching back more than 150 years, non-native plants, and especially invasive species, appear to thrive during times of climate change because they're better able to adjust the timing of annual activities like flowering and fruiting. read more