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> Are there any examples of a place that is too hot, as opposed to too dry? For a given species of plant, yes. For cold-adapted plants, like those in the arct
by kuhewa 5y ago
> Are there any examples of a place that is too hot, as opposed to too dry?
For a given species of plant, yes.
For cold-adapted plants, like those in the arctic, too warm of a winter could mean carbohydrate exhaustion due the increased metabolism, which would mean spring starvation. With climate change we see such species retreating to higher elevation or toward the poles.