Hundreds of amphibian species will be pushed beyond their tolerable temperature range
At the current rate of global temperature increase, by the end of the century nearly 400 amphibian species (7.5%) will be pushed beyond their tolerable temperature range, according to an international forecast covering more than 60 percent of amphibian species.
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Triassic turtle from Thailand belongs to previously unknown genus; it had relatives in Poland
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Biologist: Wolf culling does more harm than good
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Mussels in decline, or how superorganisms are dying out
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Hundreds of amphibian species will be pushed beyond their tolerable temperature range
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