Posted on 08/16/2018 1:27:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
An individual tree has roots and, of course, it doesn’t move. But trees, as a species, do move over time. They migrate in response to environmental challenges, especially climate change. Surprisingly, they don’t all go to the Poles, where it is cooler. As it turns out, more of them head west, where it is getting wetter.
Sure, some species, such as evergreens, are heading to the Poles to escape the heat. But others, like certain oaks and maple, are going west in search of rain. For the most part, “tree migrations are moisture related,” said Songlin Fei, associate professor at Purdue’s University’s department of forestry and natural resources, who has studied this phenomenon in recent years. “Precipitation has a stronger near-term impact on species shift than temperature.”
Fei analyzed the movement of 86 tree species from across the Eastern United States between 1980 and 2015 using using field data obtained from the U.S. Forest Service. He found that 73 percent of tree species shifted to the west, while 62 percent moved poleward.
To be clear, the study focused only on the eastern half the country, meaning tree species didn’t move to, for example, California, Oregon, or Washington. In fact, the transition was gradual. “Species, on average, moved about 10 miles per decade, or about one county during the study period,” Fei said.
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So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
‘The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light’
Now there’s no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw
Rush - The Trees
I thought trees would move North away from the heat ,LOL
Saw one go by today.
Right; deer and animal poop with seeds has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT...
‘Go West young Tree’ - Horace Greenly.
Trees are east coast liberals, and climate change is crime/illegal immigration. It’s easy once you break the code.
We need memes of covered wagons with trees in them.
Because, ya know, trees don’t live in hot places like those treeless jungles.
They were just looking for the Ent wives.
Just needs a good pair of crutches
Figures they would publish this when there are record-breaking floods on the east coast.
I was wondering what was going on...
I saw three trees at the bus station yesterday...carrying some very nice luggage.
470 million years of land plants on the planet and this study covered 35 years in one relatively small region. That sure proves a lot.
I hope they put on their fire-retardant pajamas when they cross into CA.
I guess that was there for the libs/snowflakes?
Boy, they have kicked this BS into high gear. Every day there is one or two of these idiotic stories. I guess thay figure we will doubt what we experience on daily basis.
You're not so popular anymore.
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