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NAU graduate student Miles McCoy-Sulentic (left) collects samples along the Colorado River with professor Tom Kolb (right).

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NAU study: climate change likely to affect Grand Canyon vegetation
Region may see a rise in drought- tolerant plants, even near the Colorado River

Decreases in river flows and frequency of flooding with future climate warming will likely shift vegetation along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon to species with more drought-tolerant traits, according to papers recently published in "Ecology and Evolution" and "Wetlands."