Climate Change and Avian Extinctions

Stanford University Public release date: 5-Dec-2007 Contact: Louis Bergeron louisb3@stanford.edu 650-725-1944 Stanford researchers say climate change will significantly increase impending bird extinctions Where do you go when you’ve reached the top of a mountain and you can’t go back down? It’s a question increasingly relevant to plants and animals, as… Continue reading

Climate Change Driving Trees Northward

EurekAlert! American Institute of Biological Sciences Public release date: 3-Dec-2007 Contact: Jennifer Williams jwilliams@aibs.org 202-628-1500 Climate change predicted to drive trees northward Ranges may decrease sharply if trees cannot disperse in altered conditions The most extensive and detailed study to date of 130 North American tree species concludes that expected… Continue reading