Even Penguins that Don't Live on Ice Feel Impact of Global Warming
source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/even-penguins-that-dont-live-on-ice-feel-impact-glob...
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A new study confirms that a warming planet won't only impact species of penguins that live and feed in icy habitats. "A 30-year field study of Adélie (ice-loving) and chinstrap (ice-avoiding) penguins shows that populations of both species in the West Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea have declined by respective averages of 2.9 and 4.3 percent per year for at least the last 10 years. Some colonies have decreased by more than 50 percent." Most of this decline seems to be caused by the impact that ice loss has on krill, the penguin's main food source.
link:http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/even-penguins-that-dont-live-on-ice-feel-impact-global-warming.php
link:http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/even-penguins-that-dont-live-on-ice-feel-impact-global-warming.php
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