How animals are coping with the global 'weirding' of the Earth's seasons
New research on marmots in the US reveals how the topsy-turvy seasons are causing havoc among wildlife.
Tags: climate-change seasons extreme-weather phenology north-america small-mammals
COVID-19 is eroding scientific field work – and our knowledge of how the world is changing
The COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting scientific field work across North America, leaving blank spots in important data sets and making it harder to track ecological change.
Casey Setash, PhD student in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
• conversation
May 19, 2020 • ~9 min
May 19, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: climate-change covid-19 biology nature ecology coronavirus-2020 wildlife ducks phenology massachusetts migratory-birds colorado thoreau field-research
Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that's not always good news
Climate change has advanced the arrival of spring by as much as several weeks in some parts of the US. This can mean major crop losses and disconnects between species that need each other to thrive.
Theresa Crimmins, Director, USA National Phenology Network, University of Arizona
• conversation
March 4, 2020 • ~7 min
March 4, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: climate-change birds agriculture plants citizen-science winter spring pollinators seasonal-change phenology
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