Lichens Are in an Evolutionary Race Against Climate Change
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The symbiotic organisms could need more than a million years to adapt to just 1 degree Celsius of warming, a new study suggests
The symbiotic organisms could need more than a million years to adapt to just 1 degree Celsius of warming, a new study suggests
Global average temperature is going up, and nature is finding it difficult to adapt.
Lichens are important for stabilising soils and providing some animals with food, but the algae within them are adapting to…