Thursday, May 30, 2013

Climate Change Threatens Exinction



Recently, because of weather changes scientists have been researching the fish population in California. Scientists were intrigued by the results. The results have led scientists to believe that in the next one hundred years or so some species of fish will be extinct. Scientists think that the Klamath Mountains Province Summer Steelhead is the most venerable fish to extinction. Other fish are at risk as well, but scientists think that non-native species will thrive in foreign environments.   

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130530170044.htm

2 comments:

  1. What an interesting article! I would love to find out more about the effects of foreign fishes on the native Californian populations. Here is another article about the effects of introducing foreign species into Californian waters: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/flushing-fish-down-the-toilet_n_2475342.html

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  2. Cool article! Another reason that fish are going extinct due to climate is because of the formation of dead zones. Global warming causes higher sea level which can interfere with the natural oxygen levels in the water. This creates an ideal condition for algae blooms which consume so much of the oxygen that local fish are killed off. Many extinctions have occured in the last hundred years due to the formation of dead zones and it is expected to continue this way if global warming persists.

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