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howmuchisazjay t1_j96cgc6 wrote

Reply to comment by androbran in Plants are spreading up mountains faster than thought in North America by BlitzOrion

I could be wrong but isn't most vegetation hindered by reduced oxygen level after 7k ft?

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yagodemalina t1_j99621r wrote

Reduced oxygen levels at higher elevations can certainly impact vegetation, but climate change is also playing a role in the rapid spread of plants up mountains.

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