News From the Field Future Impact of Global Warming is Worse When Grazing Animals are Considered, Scientists Suggest
August 18, 2008
| The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models, according to new research, which shows that grazing animals will play a key role in reducing the anticipated expansion of shrub growth in the region, thus limiting the shrubs' predicted and beneficial carbon-absorbing effect. Full story |
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