New paper points to future plant adaptation mechanism
As temperatures on Earth rise, it can be hard to predict how the environment will adapt. But thanks to our researchers, we have a little more insight into the adaptation mechanisms of plants.
Ìýand her former PhD student Allison Baczynsk have been analysing 56million year old plant and animal fossils from theÌýPaleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of extreme global warming caused by a rapid rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. , their research analysed the chemical signaturesÌýof mammal teeth and leaf wax fossils at Bighorn Basin, USA. They found thatÌýplants may have adapted to the high temperatures of PETMÌýby flushing leaves during the cool season. This exciting research could mean thatÌýsimilar changes occur today as the temperature increases from climate change.
to find out more.
Ìýand her former PhD student Allison Baczynsk have been analysing 56million year old plant and animal fossils from theÌýPaleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of extreme global warming caused by a rapid rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. , their research analysed the chemical signaturesÌýof mammal teeth and leaf wax fossils at Bighorn Basin, USA. They found thatÌýplants may have adapted to the high temperatures of PETMÌýby flushing leaves during the cool season. This exciting research could mean thatÌýsimilar changes occur today as the temperature increases from climate change.
to find out more.
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