Botanist to study responses of trees, shrubs to extreme drought
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
As is well known now, California is in its fourth year of drought. As a result, mass mortality of trees and shrubs is happening more quickly than researchers can quantify. Rapid changes in vegetation cover are already leading to loss of biodiversity, opportunities for invasive species, and novel ecosystems with entirely new plant communities.