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Another new USGS report examines the habitat of 166 plant species across the southwest and predicted future changes in habitat distribution based on three different climate scenarios. [Right, ecoregions of the study area]
One of the conclusions is that "the assessment showed that species respond independently to predicted climate change, suggesting that current plant assemblages may disassemble under predicted climate change scenarios."
Ref: Thomas, K.A., Guertin, P.P., and Gass, L., 2012, Plant distributions in the southwestern United States; a scenario assessment of the modern-day and future distribution ranges of 166 species: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1020, 83 p. and 166-page appendix, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1020/.
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