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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: Fewer Caribou Born as Warming Causes Missed Meals


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Fewer caribou calves are being born in western Greenland, and those that are born have slimmer chances of surviving, a new study reports.

The decline is linked to shifts in the abundance of spring plants due to climate change, a phenomenon known as trophic mismatch.

Photograph by Eric Post