How does climate affect the flora and fauna kingdom of india?
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general, territory of Russia, Canada are the most affected by climate changes in recent years. As plant pathologist, I see the major threat to flora from increased frequency and magnitude of abiotic stresses (frost, heat, drought, flooding, unusual temperature - warm at the middle of winter, cold waves at summer), and spreading on new pests and pathogens to North. We have several examples of rapid (in 2-5 years) spreading of new more termophilic plant pathogenic bacteria in Russia - Dickeya sp., Erwinia amylovora, Acidovorax sp., Ralstonia solanacearum, phytoplasmas, and plant viruses. Termophilic fugi like Fusarium and Vericillium became predomonant soil-born pathogens in new areas.
There are some examples of 1-2 additional pest generations in Northern areas, and those summer generations are several folds more infected by viruses, mycoplasmas and bacteria, and work as disease vectors. There are many facts of moving of insects, spiders, birds for 200-400 km to North within a few last years.
climate is the weather of a place over a long period of time. flora and fauna of a place are very important to the region as they may feed on the flora and fauna have lives to live and families to feed as well. flora and fauna may die due to climate in the region