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• U.S. cites 'rapid changes' in Arctic
Mike Gill, of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program in Whitehorse, Canada, said the largest declines in caribou are centered over Canada and parts of Alaska. The herds are sensitive to changes in their range and sometimes have problems ...
• Polar depths yield hundreds of weird species - Science- msnbc.com
Recent expeditions have uncloaked this polar region , finding nearly 600 species of organisms never described before and challenging some assumptions that deep-sea biodiversity is ...
• Unprecedented species decline reported - Environment- msnbc.com
The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, the recognized global watchdog on endangered species said Wednesday in announcing its annual list of most vulnerable ...
• Drought can destroy biodiversity - LiveScience- msnbc.com
The skimmer and swimmer critters in ponds dried out by drought end up looking the same as each other when waters return, causing a decline in biodiversity, a new study finds.
• Do cosmic forces control life on Earth? - Space.com- msnbc.com
If future studies confirm the galaxy-biodiversity link, it would force scientists to broaden their ideas about what can influence life on Earth. “Maybe it’s not just the ...

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» Biodiversity Hotspots - Eastern Afromontane - Provides an overview plus in-depth information about the area's unique biodiversity, human impacts and conservation action. Includes species database, references, glossary and related links for this area on the eastern edge of Africa, from Saudi Arabia in the north to Zimbabwe in the south.