Protected areas help waterbirds adapt to climate change

(University of Turku) Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident due to e.g. habitat degradation and unsustainable harvesting caused by human activities. A new study led from the University of Turku, Finland, suggests that protected areas can facilitate wintering waterbird adaptation to climate warming by advancing their range shifts towards north.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news