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Near Tioga Pass, Yosemite (Photo: Gretchen Weber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the climate warms, plants and animals will need to move uphill to more hospitable climes, right?\u00a0 Some are — but it turns out that in other cases, the process seems to have shifted into reverse.<\/p>\n

According to a new study published in the journal Science,<\/em><\/a> some plants in Northern California are actually moving downhill in response to climate change.\u00a0\u00a0 Aided by historical data, researchers from UC Davis <\/a>and the University of Montana determined that between 1930 and 2000, many California species shifted downward an average of 260 feet.<\/p>\n

The reason, according to UC Remote Sensing scientist Jonathan Greenberg, is increased precipitation, which, in some cases is overriding temperature as the main driver for species distribution.<\/p>\n

“These wetter conditions are allowing plants to exist in warmer locations than they were previously capable of,” said Greenberg in a press release about the study.<\/p>\n

NPR’s Richard Harris has more<\/a> on the study and on what it could signal for California’s changing ecosystems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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