By Kevin R Hultine, Tania Hernández-Hernández, David G Williams, Shannon E Albeke, Newton Tran, Raul Puente, Eugenio Larios
Annals of Botany, mcad040, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad040 Published: 21 March 2023
A review of threats to cacti growing in arid regions in the light of climate change, focussing on (1) increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations; (2) increases in mean annual temperatures and heat waves; (3) increases in the duration, frequency and intensity of droughts; and (4) and increases in competition and wildfire frequency from invasion by non-native species.