PhysOrg Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Although climate change may alter the distributions of many species, changes in land use may compound these effects. Now, a new study by PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) researcher Dennis Jongsomjit and colleagues suggests that the effects of future housing development may be as great or greater than those of climate change for many bird species. In fact, some species projected to expand their distributions with climate change may actually lose ground when future development is brought into the picture. The study, "Between a rock and a hard place: The impacts of climate change and housing development on breeding birds in California," appears online in the journal Landscape Ecology. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceDaily Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Although climate change may alter the distributions of many species, changes in land use may compound these effects. Now, a new study suggests that the effects of future housing development may be as great or greater than those of climate change for many bird species. In fact, some species projected to expand their distributions with climate change may actually lose ground when future development is brought into the picture. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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