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Title: Point Reyes Bird Observatory observations on the effect of climate change Post by: gayle on 11-Mar-10, 11:49:37 PM The Point Reyes Bird Observatory is an internationally known organization devoted to the conservation of birds. It conducts studies from Alaska to Antarctica and has had resident scientists on the Farallone Islands for 40 years. These islands are 26 miles off shore from San Francisco and are vital breeding grounds for many species of birds and marine mammals.
The current issue of their publication, The Observer, contains the results of studies on the effects of climate change in many locales. You can read it at: http://www.prbo.org/obs_cms/index.php?module=browse&browse_issue_num=159 This will take you to the first page. Click on the various articles listed on the upper left. Gayle |