heatwaves kill plant pests and save our favourite giant trees
- Written by Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne
ShutterstockAustralia is sweltering through another heatwave, and there will be more in the near future as climate change brings hotter, drier weather. In some parts of Australia, the number of days above 40℃ will double by 2090, and with it the tragedy of more heat-related deaths.
In the complex world of plant ecology, however, heatwaves...





