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‘Winners and losers’ as global warming forces plants uphill
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Some plant species will "win" and others will "lose" as global warming forces them to move uphill, new research shows.
Scientists examined the current range of more than 7,000 plant species in Brazil's Cerrado savanna, and estimated shifts based on warming by 2040.
The fate of plant species will depend on where they live: lowland species can move uphill for cooler conditions, but mountain plants have nowhere to go.
The study was carried out by the universities [...]
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Amazonian rainforest hides thousands of records of ancient indigenous communities under its forest canopy
Publicado em 05 outubro 2023The world’s most diverse forest, the Amazon, may host more than 10,000 records of pre-Columbian earthworks (constructed prior to the arrival of Europeans), according to a new study. Combining cutting-edge remote sensing technology with archaeological data and advanced statistical modelling, new research has estimated how many earthworks may still be hidden beneath the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, and in which locations these structures are most likely to be found. Conducted by a [...]ver notícia