Common tree in São Paulo (Brazil) tolerates extreme drought and can help mitigate adverse effects of climate change (IMAGE)

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Common tree in São Paulo (Brazil) tolerates extreme drought and can help mitigate adverse effects of climate change

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The researchers concluded that photosynthesis accelerates in tipuana trees when temperatures rise, both in different urban microhabitats and during droughts

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Evelyn Pereira de Camargo

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