The vanishing flyway
Tags: GLOBAL warming; ANIMAL migration
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- Out of Asia. Hecht, Jeff // New Scientist;3/25/2002, Vol. 173 Issue 2335, p12
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- Global-Warming Effects Widespread. Sawicki, Stephen // Animals;Summer2002, Vol. 135 Issue 3, p3
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- Nasty neighbours. Pearce, Fred // New Scientist;4/13/2002, Vol. 174 Issue 2338, p9
Presents the effects of global warming on biological diversity studied in Mexico. Changes in ecological interactions; Displacement of species to cooler areas; Emergence of unknown types of ecosystems.
- SILENT SPRING A SEQUEL? Line, Les // National Wildlife;Dec2002/Jan2003, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p20
Reports on the effect of climate change on the range and behavior of birds in North America as of December 2002. Forecasts of director Jeff Price of the American Bird Conservancy for the habitat location of the birds; Indications of birdlife response to climate change; Impact of warming on...
- Is Global Warming Natural or Manmade? // USA Today Magazine;Aug2008, Vol. 137 Issue 2759, p7
The article reports on a study which showed that a vast array of physical and biological systems across the Earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans. The effects on living things include earlier leafing of trees and plants over many regions, movements of species to...
- THE FUTURE IS NOW. Kloor, Keith // Audubon;Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p14
Focuses on the importance of wildlife preservation initiatives in preparation for global warming. Establishment of the Future Challenges Project by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey; Predicted rise in surface temperatures in parts of the U.S.; Effect of global...
- Assisted migration: helping nature to relocate. Holmes, Bob // New Scientist;10/6/2007, Vol. 196 Issue 2624, p46
The article explains that some plants and animals are in danger of extinction because the environment is changing so rapidly in their native areas. As global warming continues, many species will have to relocated to high elevations, but cannot do so quickly enough. As a result, conservation...
- Invasive species How do these pests get here? Frishman, Austin M. // Pest Management Professional;Sep2011, Vol. 79 Issue 9, p100
The article offers the author's insight on the reasons and sources of various species invasion. The author states that the parasites can be transported from human bodies, migratory birds, and soldiers came from war zones. He says that hurricane carries pests such as the gypsy moth it carried...
- Earlier Birds. Reebs, St�phan // Natural History;Dec2007/Jan2008, Vol. 116 Issue 10, p14
The article highlights the results of a study conducted by a team led by Tim H. Sparks, an ecologist at the Natural Environment Research Council in Monks Wood, England, on the arrival and departure dates of thirty-three migrant bird species. Birds returning from a winter's retreat are showing up...
