Post by garyriccio on May 12, 2020 13:12:40 GMT
From story on NPR on Trees That Survived California Drought May Hold Clue To Climate Resilience, by Lauren Sommer, 26-Oct-2019
When California's historic five-year drought finally relented a few years ago the tally of dead trees in the Sierra Nevada was higher than almost anyone expected: 129 million. But some trees did survive the test of heat and drought.
Individual members of any species can vary dramatically, something tied to genetic differences. That diversity comes in handy when environmental conditions change.
When California's historic five-year drought finally relented a few years ago the tally of dead trees in the Sierra Nevada was higher than almost anyone expected: 129 million. But some trees did survive the test of heat and drought.
Individual members of any species can vary dramatically, something tied to genetic differences. That diversity comes in handy when environmental conditions change.