Sunday 19 November 2017

Feral animals pose major threat to Outback, climate change study finds


Australia has lost about 30 mammal species since European arrival

Date:  November 1, 2017
Source:  University of Sydney

Summary:
A study of changing rainfall and wildfire patterns over 22 years in Australia's Simpson Desert has found - in addition to a likely climate-induced decrease in cover of the dominant plant spinifex - introduced cats and foxes pose a major threat to seed-eating rodents.

Read on  


No comments:

Post a Comment

You only need to enter your comment once! Comments will appear once they have been moderated. This is so as to stop the would-be comedian who has been spamming the comments here with inane and often offensive remarks. You know who you are!

Related Posts with Thumbnails

ShareThis