How does climate change affect plants?
1 Answer
Depending upon which way the climate is changing, it can be either a benefit or disastrous to plants.
Explanation:
Climate change is not what the majority of people think it is. Climate change can be an Ice Age or Global Warming, or anything in between.
The current change of the climate is an overall warming trend that is often referred to as Global Warming. The impact on plants is dependent upon which plants and where they are located. Global warming will expand some deserts, and in these areas plants will suffer. In some areas there is likely to be more rainfall which will benefit plants. And over much of the Earth there is likely to be a longer growing season which will also benefit plants.
Additionally, the increase in the greenhouse effect (due to human activity) is beneficial to plants as they require carbon dioxide when undergoing photosynthesis.
It should be noted that although there are certain things that could be beneficial to plants, the fact is that deforestation greatly reduces the number of plants there are to benefit from these changes.
