Scientists Launch Massive Plant Database with Information from Species Across the Globe

Scientists have taken a big step forward when it comes to plant research. Botanists have launched a database with information that documents significant events for nearly 600 plants species across the globe. The findings could help with future research in plants. As our climate changes and human populations increase, it's important to examine how plants are being re-shaped through their distribution and even through their very genetics. That's why the scientists created the new database, called the COMPADRE Plant Matrix database. They hope that it will help foster collaborations between scientists in order to answer questions such as how best to conserve species...more