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The Migration of Plants in Response to Climate Change
TLDR Plants, including ferns, are capable of migrating and moving to new locations in response to climate change. However, the rate of climate change is outpacing plant migration, which poses challenges for plant communities and their interactions.
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Plants, including ferns, are capable of migrating and moving to new locations in response to climate change or to find more hospitable environments.
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Plants, like ferns, are fast migrating species because they produce seeds or spores at a young age that can travel long distances, and they are adaptable; trees and other plants move slower, but still faster than expected, with the help of animals or wind to disperse their seeds.
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Trees can move and migrate by starting with just one surviving tree and slowly expanding their range, which has been a topic of scientific curiosity for over a century.
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During periods of time when the Sahara Desert was green, humans were able to migrate through the Sahara with more ease, which helped move humans around.
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The rate of climate change is increasing faster than plant migration can keep up, with the climate moving at a rate of four to six miles per year while plants only move at a rate of a tenth to three-tenths of a mile per year.
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Different species of trees are moving in different directions and at different rates due to climate change, which is concerning for ecologists as it disrupts plant communities and their interactions.
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Sugar maple trees are migrating north into Canada, but they are not able to go beyond their current range in Quebec due to the soil pH and microbe content in the boreal forests, which poses a problem for their survival and reproduction.
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Forest assisted migration is a method in which scientists intervene in ecosystems to help species adapt and survive in new areas due to climate change, despite the potential risks and uncertainties involved.
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Plant migration involves moving plants out of their normal range to help them adapt and survive in new areas, but there are risks involved, such as creating invasive species.
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