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I live in a desert climate where it not only hits 46C, but does so for literally months on end. This article is utterly BS. Trees do fine, even an huge number o
by oceanplexian 3y ago
I live in a desert climate where it not only hits 46C, but does so for literally months on end. This article is utterly BS. Trees do fine, even an huge number of imported species from significantly cooler climates.
- rolph 3y agohow long does it take for dessert plants to produce biomass compared to same species in temperate conditions? Are you considering C-3 plants, C-4 plants, or CAM plants. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis-in-plants/photorespiration--c3-c4-cam-plants/a/c3-c4-and-cam-plants-agriculture https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis-i... https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.715391 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.71539... https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/c4-plant https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassulacean_acid_metabolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassulacean_acid_metabolism
- jacquesm 3y agoThey survive, they're not 'doing fine', if they did you wouldn't live in a desert climate for long. High temperatures have a very visible effect on vegetation, so much so that you can trivially pick these out on satellite imagery.