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Experts say unique habitats rich in wildlife are under threat as Britain's power stations switch from burning coal to wood, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
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«They certainly fit the criteria for being a sub-species — they are a genetically unique group with a well - defined distribution, associated with a distinctive habitat,» he said.
«The next step to understanding the unique behaviors found in the larger Pacific striped octopus will be to observe groups in their natural habitat,» says Caldwell.
Most conservation planning in Madagascar prioritizes areas containing the highest species diversity or the greatest number of unique species, not habitats those species might move to in the future under climate change, said Brown, who was a postdoctoral researcher at Duke at the time of the study.
«We have documented loss of sea ice and reductions of habitat for Arctic marine mammals across most of the circumpolar Arctic, so this area is not unique,» said co-author Kristin Laidre, a UW associate professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and the Polar Science Center.
The scientists said drilling on the coastal plain would be particularly harmful because it contains a «unique compression» of habitats supporting animals like polar bears, grizzly bears, wolverines, representing «the greatest wildlife diversity of any protected area above the Arctic Circle.»
Opponents say the dam is unnecessary, will block the migration of salmon and destroy the habitats of clams, in turn wrecking a unique haven for birds and aquatic life.
«We hope visitors will come away with a greater understanding and appreciation of the world - renowned floral diversity found in California's many unique ecosystems — as well as an understanding of how climate change and increasing habitat loss are threatening Nature's fragile native plant communities and species,» the photographers say.
«In addition to providing essential ecosystem services, including water regulation across the landscape and habitat for unique biodiversity, peatlands are globally important for their prominent role as a carbon pool and sink,» says Kristell Hergoualc» h, a CIFOR scientist, and contributor to the special issue and IUFRO session.
Bristol Zoo Gardens primatologist Christoph Schwitzer says that any lemur disappearance could start «extinction cascades» in their habitats, «lemurs have important ecological and economic roles, and are essential to maintaining Madagascar's unique forests through seed dispersal and attracting income through ecotourism.»