Though it may seem counterintuitive, desert-dwelling plants and animals who are well-adapted to hot, dry conditions are still threatened by rising temperatures, drought, and other extremes caused by climate change. For some species, like long-lived Joshua trees, a team of researchers including UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor Karolina Heyduk are working to understand how much these plants can respond to climate change. Their findings are published in New Phytologist.
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