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Changing weather patterns threaten grassland sparrows
2016-06-07 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurekalet: Two of North America's declining grassland songbirds may be particularly vulnerable to altered weather patterns caused by climate change, according to new research in The Condor: Ornithological Applications. Extreme heat waves have been known to kill adult birds, and droughts can cause birds to abandon nests or skip breeding altogether. To learn what species might be at greatest risk, Jessica Gorzo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her colleagues analyzed more than four decades of bird...
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