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"Earth’s cycles of light and dark profoundly affect billions of organisms.
Events such as solar eclipses are known to bring about marked shifts in
animals, but do they have the same effect on plants?
During a solar eclipse in a forest in Italy’s Dolomites region, scientists
seized the chance to explore that fascinating question.
The researchers were monitoring the bioelectrical impulses of spruce trees,
when a solar eclipse passed over. They left their sensors running to record the
trees’ response to the eclipse – and what they observed was astonishing.
The spruce trees not only responded to the solar eclipse – they actively
anticipated it, by synchronising their bioelectrical signals hours in advance.
This forest-wide phenomenon, detailed today in the journal
Royal Society Open
Science, reveals a new layer of complexity in plant behaviour. It adds to
emerging evidence that plants actively participate in their ecosystems."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
