Arid and Mediterranean Ecosystems Seem More Resistant to Drought than Expected

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By Yale Environment 360Oct 21, 2014, 12:40 pm46 pts
Desert and Mediterranean ecosystems may be more resistant to climate change, particularly long-term Plants in a Mediterranean ecosystem in Chile. drought, than previously thought, a new study published in Nature Communications shows. Over the course of a nine-year experiment, researchers subjected plants in…

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