Evolution to the rescue

Key Points

• To investigate how wildflower populations recover from extreme drought and the role of evolution in this process.
• Field observations of wildflower populations before and after drought events.
• Analysis of genetic diversity to assess evolutionary adaptability.
• Monitoring growth rates and reproduction in recovered populations.
• Wildflower populations exhibited significant recovery after drought conditions.
• Increased genetic diversity correlated with resilience to drought effects.
• Certain traits were favored, indicating adaptive evolution during recovery.