Ensuring the future of flora: Ecologists release dataset of climate-smart plants
Native plant species cannot adapt quickly enough, nor move fast enough to keep ahead of climate change. If native plants are going to survive rising temperatures, they need human intervention—everyone from home gardeners to professional landscapers. But which flora to choose? And how to know if a plant native to Connecticut might do well in Maine?
Native plant species cannot adapt quickly enough, nor move fast enough to keep ahead of climate change. If native plants are going to survive rising temperatures, they need human intervention—everyone from home gardeners to professional landscapers. But which flora to choose? And how to know if a plant native to Connecticut might do well in Maine?
