97% of Northwest Alaska bird, mammal species could experience habitat change from warming climate

Date:

April 3, 2015

Source:

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research Station

Summary:

Of the 201 bird and mammal species that call northwest Alaska's arctic and subarctic region their home, 195 of them -- or, roughly, 97 percent -- could experience some form of habitat loss or gain stemming from climate change, a new study has found.

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