Study focuses on effect of climate change on California’s grasslands

The species of grasses found across the California Floristic Province shifted toward those associated with warmer and drier locations over the past 33 years, according to researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Michigan. (Photo courtesy Justin Luong) The regions across the state where different grasses and wildflowers grow, called the California Floristic Province, host thousands of native and non-native species of plants. The species of grasses found across the California Floristic Province shifted toward those associated with warmer and drier locations over the past 33 years, according to researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Michigan. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: January 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM PST

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