Wednesday, 6 January 2021

Shelling Out?

The Eastern Mediterranean (off the coast of Israel) is one of the fastest heating places on the planet. A published study has now revealed that native mollusc populations in that area, have collapsed (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/06/severe-climate-driven-loss-of-native-molluscs-reported-off-israels-coast). Shallow water subtidal species such as cockles and whelks are down to only 12% of their former values, whilst counterparts associated with rocky substrates have dwingled to 5%. This seems a very clear illustration of the powerful impact of climate change, whilst we are still in the 'safe' zone of global warming (around 1 degree Centigrade above pre-Industrial levels).
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Sandwich Island Saga 35. Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)

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