There have been few empirical studies of the sensitivity of birds to the effect of air pollutants. In late 2019 and early 2020 the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and much of south-eastern Australia were affected by extreme wildfire events and smoke extended to surrounding areas. Prior to ...
As climate change makes wildfires more frequent, scientists are racing to understand how animals suffer.
Camera traps link population-level activity patterns with wildfire smoke events for mammals in Eastern Washington State Due to anthropogenic climate change and historic fire suppression, wildfire frequency and severity are increasing across the western United States. Whereas the indirect effects of fire o...
V. et al. A review of the effects of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of wildlife. Environ. Res. Lett. 16, 123003 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires—a UNEP Rapid Response Assessment, Nairobi (United ...
Where have the birds gone, Seattleites have been wondering as we cringe in our homes, hiding from the toxic air. No one’s sure. But for a brief shining moment, my small hanging birdbath was aflutter with golden-toned birds and their friends, seeking respite in the smog. Here’s the ...
-made’ environments. They argue that the ‘wildfire problem’ is essentially more a social than a natural one and that we need to move towards a more sustainable co-existence with fire. This requires a balanced and informed understanding of the realities of wildf...
Reports in US media said Monday that smoke from the fires has crossed the Pacific Ocean and was colouring sunsets on the West Coast a deep red. © 2015 AFP
Three of these birds carried transmitters in the breeding season during the fires and in the previous breeding season. This offered opportunistic analysis of data from both periods to test for effects of smoke on the birds' flight behaviour. The effects of particulate matter in the air of <= ...
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According to many researchers [77,78], Mn may pose adverse effects on vegetables, including decreased plant growth and chlorosis. Howe et al. [79] performed a research study in various geographical areas recording Mn contents in wild mammals, birds’ eggs and tissues. The mean Mn concentration...