tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post8280721810624212292..comments2024-03-27T14:53:14.159-07:00Comments on Ingenious Pursuits: Plant evolution - some thoughtsCatmandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313870265499015076noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post-4902141305984685912013-07-20T05:24:50.846-07:002013-07-20T05:24:50.846-07:00I used "could" because it is conditional...I used "could" because it is conditional - I cannot predict the future as precisely as I might like. "Shall" implies a command, promise or threat which I why I did not use it. "Could" is the more appropriate word.<br /><br />I am not so naif as to think that climate change in the past has not driven plant evolution in the past and will do in the future. My point, since it might not have been clear enough, was that rapid climate changes may produce unpredictable effects as the whole ecosystem adapts (or doesn't).Catmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313870265499015076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post-51879631765402805602013-07-20T03:12:07.084-07:002013-07-20T03:12:07.084-07:00"climate change could produce unexpected resu..."climate change could produce unexpected results in plant adaptations, including some extinctions,.."<br /><br />Don't you mean climate change 'shall' produce unexpected results in plant adaptations, including some extinctions? Especially since climate change has been a major factor in plant adaptations and extinctions for millions of years, a process which merrily continues to this day.<br /><br />Baffled why you used the word 'could'.<br /><br />klemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com