Over the past four decades, alpine plants have been pushed to migrate upward by about 200 meters in order to protect themselves from rising temperatures. To investigate the implications, a team from Eurac Research and the Universities of Verona and Innsbruck, are taking samples of plants and studying them at different altitudes in the terraXcube. The research, one of a kind in civilian settings, focuses on the effects of pressure. The first year has yielded comforting news: the species studied are able to adapt without major difficulties. But tests are still needed to solidify the results.

The experiment on adaptation of alpine species moving to higher altitudes continues

Is the air getting too thin for plants? 

Effects of air pressure on upwards shifting alpine ecosystems

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Is the air getting too thin for plants?