Princeton University: Study Helps Pinpoint What Makes Species Vulnerable to Environmental Change
October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 17 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release:
The fabled use of canaries in coal mines as an early warning of carbon monoxide stemmed from the birds' extreme sensitivity to toxic conditions compared to humans.
In that vein, some avian species can indicate environmental distress brought on by overdevelopment, habitat loss and rising global temperatures before an ecosystem has collapsed. Not all bird sp . . .
The fabled use of canaries in coal mines as an early warning of carbon monoxide stemmed from the birds' extreme sensitivity to toxic conditions compared to humans.
In that vein, some avian species can indicate environmental distress brought on by overdevelopment, habitat loss and rising global temperatures before an ecosystem has collapsed. Not all bird sp . . .