Saturday, August 18, 2012

Why species stay or go in response to climate change

Asian News International: In two new studies, researchers have provided a clearer picture of why some species move according to climate change, and where they go. UC Berkeley researchers found that the Ash-throated Flycatcher, a low-elevation species, shifted its range down slope in response to climate change. One study finds that changes in precipitation have been underappreciated as a factor in driving bird species out of their normal range. In the other study, the researchers found a sharp decrease in range for...

URL: http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/why-species-stay-or-go-in-response-to-climate-change_794536.html

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