Reposted by Hannah E. Marx, PhD
Local extinctions of cold-adapted plant species on mountain tops are happening. And they're accelerating!
That, and much more interesting nuance, in our new paper - just out, and on the cover of, Science!
More on the story on my blog: the3dlab.org/2026/09/03/p...
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Proving extinction is hard. But we can do so now.
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