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Global warming pushing alpine species higher and higher
- September 14, 2018
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For every one-degree-Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 meters, shrinking their inhabited area and resulting in dramatic population declines, new research by zoologists has found. The study analyzed shifts in elevation range in 975 populations of plants, insects and animals.
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"Global warming pushing alpine species higher and higher", MachPrinciple, September 14, 2018, https://machprinciple.com/post/Global-warming-pushing-alpine-species-higher-and-higher
