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Coastal and ocean birds most at risk from climate change, report says

Posted by: Maven on March 12, 2010 at 5:15 am

From the Silicon Valley Mercury News:

“Birds that rely on oceans and live on coastlines are more vulnerable to climate change than birds found in any other habitats in America, according to a report released Thursday by federal biologists and other researchers.

Terns that live on California’s beaches — along with murres, auklets, puffins and other species found in offshore areas like the Farallon Islands off San Francisco — face loss of habitat from rising seas, disruption of ocean food supplies and other problems in the decades ahead as the planet continues to warm, the report found.

“There are a significant number of birds that are facing real, immediate threats,” said John Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “Climate change clearly is going to affect some more than others.”

The “2010 State of the Birds Report,” was written by scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Audubon Society and others organizations that research birds. The full report is posted online at www.stateofthebirds.org. … “

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March 12, 2010 · Filed Under Climate change & water supply

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