In grasslands, longer spring growing season offsets higher summer temperatures

In grasslands, longer spring growing season offsets higher summer temperatures Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2016 - Grasslands across North America will face higher summer temperatures and widespread drought by the end of the century, according to a new study. But those negative effects in vegetation growth will be largely offset, the research predicts, by an earlier start to the spring growing season and warmer winter temperatures. Led by ecologists Andrew Richardson and Koen Hufkens of Harvard Univers ... more

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