Humans Are Forcing Plants to Adapt at the Fastest Rate Since the Last Ice Age, Study Finds

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By Kaitlin SullivanMay 25, 2021, 1:30 pm199 pts
New research published May 20, 2021 in Science found that humans have stressed plant ecosystems more severely, and for longer, than previously thought. The last time plants were forced to change at this pace was between 16,000 and 8,000 years ago, when mosses, sedges, shrubs and lichens had to quickly adapt to…

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