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Spring comes sooner to urban heat islands, with potential consequences for wildlife
2016-05-25 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: With spring now fully sprung, a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows that buds burst earlier in dense urban areas than in their suburban and rural surroundings. This may be music to urban gardeners' ears, but that tune could be alarming to some native and migratory birds and bugs. Urban-dwelling plants around the globe typically get a head start on the growing season compared to their rural counterparts because of the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon in which...
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