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The first US species has been driven to extinction due to sea level rise
The population of the Key Largo tree cactus has been wiped from the Florida Keys. While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate ...
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Florida species becomes first local extinction in the U.S. due to sea level rise
(WFLA) — A type of tropical cactus that is only native to the Florida Keys has gone extinct due to climate change, research released earlier this month shows. The Key Largo tree cactus ...
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Rising Seas Claims its First U.S. Species with the Extinction of the Key Largo Tree Cactus
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NATURAL HISTORY
DESCRIPTION: The Florida semaphore is a tree-like cactus with a distinct trunk and a cluster of spines ... National Park and the Torchwood Hammock Preserve on Little Torch Key. REPRODUCTION: Flowering ...