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Climate warming causes local extinction of Rocky Mountain wildflower species
Warming MeadowRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryGunnisonColoradoMt. ElbertAndrosace septentrionalis
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The following information was released by the University of Colorado - Boulder: New CU Boulder-led research has established a causal link between climate warming and the localized extinction of a common Rocky Mountain flowering plant, a result that could serve as a herald of future population declin
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