Penguins that shun ice still lose big from a warming climate
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 11 April, 2011
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Fluctuations in penguin populations in the Antarctic are linked more strongly to the availability of their primary food source than to changes in their habitats, according to a new study. This research indicates that species often considered likely "winners" of changing conditions, such as large-scale ice melting, may actually end up as the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change....