Scientists say migratory birds carry seeds in the “wrong direction” to help plants cope with global warming. The seeds of most plants in Europe’s woods are dispersed by birds flying south, rather than north. “We wanted to know the potential of plant species to be dispersed by migratory birds towards future favorable areas,” Dr. Gonzalez-Varo explains. “Under climate change, species redistribute themselves to track suitable climate conditions,” says Dr. Benno Simmons from the University of Exeter. “For a plant species to be dispersed by birds migrating north, it must bear fruit between February and April,” González-Varo adds.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2021 20:03 UTC