Why poison ivy is an unlikely climate change winner
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Poison ivy demands respect and challenges our epidemic of “plant blindness.” It’s getting more noxious with rising carbon dioxide levels.
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Global Warming and Climate Change skepticism examined
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Jess Sellers
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Ecology — Field Notes Blog — Severson Dells Nature Center
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Climate Change – Conservation Sense and Nonsense
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Ecology — Field Notes Blog — Severson Dells Nature Center
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Bigger, Stronger, Itchier: How Climate Change Is Making Poison Ivy More Toxic
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Kasey Zaspel (@mr_zaspel) / X
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How Has Climate Change Affected Poison Ivy? Ask this Chatham Grad. — Pulse @ ChathamU
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June 2023 Issue
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Poison Ivy is growing faster as Earth's temperatures warm