The drying of peatlands is reducing bird diversity

(University of Helsinki) A recent international study indicates that the populations of peatland birds in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and Latvia have decreased by a third during the past three decades. The situation in Finland is the most dire, and the species in most trouble is the Finnish ruff, as the population has fallen to approximately 3 percent of what it was at the beginning of the study period.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news