Brian J. EnquistCheck out #MacroecologyLab PhD student Mich Pillet - summarizing our recent paper, "The common perception of #cacti cause #ClimateChange to be overlooked as a potential threat to their #conservation. Our work...reveals otherwise" #biodiversity #ecology https://www.thesciencebreaker.org/breaks/plant-biology/prickly-prospects-for-cacti-under-climate-change
Prickly prospects for cacti under climate change
The common perception of cacti as heat- and drought-loving desert plants causes climate change to be overlooked as a potential threat to their conservation. Our work forecasting the distribution of cacti under various climate change scenarios reveals that a majority of species will lose suitable habitat. This discovery adds to a long list of factors threatening cacti. - submission by Michiel Pillet