DNA Analysis Tracks Ecological Shifts in Sweden
Warmer autumns allow mosses to develop spores earlier, leading to earlier spring spore release.
Moss spore release starts four weeks earlier on average, with peak dispersal six weeks sooner.
A DNA-based method uses military air filters originally for fallout monitoring to reconstruct ecological changes.
Samples across Sweden enable tracking of ecological shifts from north to south.
Findings will inform the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
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