Extinction rates for plants range from 18 to 26 E/MSY, surpassing 500 times the natural rate. Yet, uncertainty remains high, as many plant species may persist unnoticed in dormant seed banks.
More than 90 wetland plant species have emerged from the preserved ... at the end of the last Ice Age." The project was part of the Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers Landscape Partnership scheme, funded ...
Inside an artificial greenhouse filled with plants, the surrounding glass traps ... For example, as the Ice Age progressed, scientists believe the amount of natural carbon dioxide in the ...
However, a changing distribution of plants is not a uniquely modern feature. New Zealand has seen equally radical shifts in habitat before – during the Ice Age, which lasted 2.6 million years ...