Relative humidity predominantly determines long-term biocrust-forming lichen survival under climate change
S. Baldauf, P. Porada, J. Raggio, F. T. Maestre, B. Tietjen
This study shows that decreasing relative humidity, not temperature, is key to lichen survival under climate change, with CO2 benefits offset by reduced non-rainfall water inputs.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2020Ecology