Global change threatens high-mountain plants able to adapt to new environmental conditions

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 11:31 in Biology & Nature

High-mountain plant communities are one of the most vulnerable groups to global climate change. This phenomenon could threaten species living in the highest areas, such as Saxifraga longifolia, a plant in the Pyrenees with sophisticated mechanisms to adapt to environmental changes.

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