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The forest goes to the mountains

09.02.2009

French botanists, having analyzed the data on the distribution of 170 species of forest plants in the mountains of France for 1905-2005, came to the conclusion that over a hundred years the vegetation has risen by an average of 65 meters.

Apparently, the flora did this to avoid overheating, since the average temperature in France rose by one degree Celsius over the century. Fast-growing species - grasses and shrubs - moved much faster than trees.

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