[MCN] Wild birds and climate change : 4 quick blurbs w/links

[Lance Olsen]

Climate Change: Birds May be at Great Risk of Warming Temperatures
Science World Report
Birds may be declining in the face of climate 
change. Scientists have found that at least a 
dozen species in the Western Cape will be 
impacted by climate, and that their decline may 
be more complex than previously thought. (Photo : 
Flickr/logan kahle).
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/33179/20151117/climate-change-birds-great-risk-warming-temperatures.htm

Breeding flexibility helps migratory songbirds adjust to climate warming
Phys.Org
"Understanding the effects of climate warming on 
ecological systems is critical for the 
conservation of forest bird species and their 
habitats," says lead author Nina Lany, who 
conducted the study as part of her doctoral 
degree at Dartmouth and is now ...
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-flexibility-migratory-songbirds-adjust-climate.html


Climate Change: The Critters In Your Backyard Aren't Who They Used To Be
Huffington Post Canada
While melting icecaps and desertification can 
seem far from home, shifts in our own urban 
ecosystems signal climate change is having an 
impact right here.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/17/climate-change-animals_n_8565458.html


Graduate students explore the effect climate 
change has on local bird populations
Phys.Org
Two University of New Mexico alumni have 
discovered that our changing climate is having a 
serious impact on population size and 
reproductive success of several bird species 
found around Albuquerque. ... "The main thing 
that we can think of is that ...
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-students-explore-effect-climate-local.html

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"To effectively reduce emissions, societies need 
to focus on reducing the consumption of energy at 
both the individual/household level and the 
system level Š "

Andrew K. Jorgenson. Analysing fossil-fuel 
displacement. Nature Climate Change, June 2012
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