COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Rising Heat at the Beach Threatens Largest Sea Turtles, Climate Change Models Show
Description: For eastern Pacific populations of leatherback turtles, the 21st century could be the last. New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats and nearly wipe out the population. Deaths of turtle eggs and hatchlings in nests buried at hotter, drier beaches are the leading projected cause of the potential climate-related decline, according to a new study. [Source: Drexel University]
URL: http://drexel.edu/now/news-media/releases/archive/2012/July/Climate-Change-Threatens-Leatherback-Sea-Turtles/
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Source: Drexel University
Publish Date: 7/1/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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