'I was expecting an increase of these plants but not of this magnitude,' said one researcher after finding that Antarctica's only two native plant species, driven by warmer summers, are flourishing.
"We are receiving multiple evidences that a major change is occurring in Antarctica," said one researcher behind new study.Authors of a new study published Tuesday warn accelerated growth of Antarctica's two native plant species reveals that the climate crisis is dramatically changing the continent's fragile ecosystem in ways that could have major implications for biodiversity.
Since 2009, summer warming in Antarctica has risen each year by 0.03° to nearly 0.05° Fahrenheit, and the authors of the study, published Monday in, said the warmer summers were the main driver of the accelerated vegetation growth.
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