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One Step Forward, Two Missteps Back
Conservation work will potentially be undone by climate change |
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29 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:53 PM on 29 Jan 2008 Habitat preservation is a noble cause -- so it's really too bad that many conservation efforts may end up rendered moot by climate change. For example, restoration of Pacific Northwest salmon runs won't do much good if warming makes streams unlivable; restoring fresh water flow in the Everglades will be somewhat pointless if sea-level rise swamps the wetlands. &quo ... |
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