Wednesday, December 21, 2011

AS A RESULT OF GLOBAL WARMING IS SHRINKING THE SPECIES

Global warming is causing a lot of the smaller species on Earth. The experts found 38 of 85 species of animals and plants are shrinking in size in recent decades, including the Scottishsheep are five percent less than in 1985.

The smaller species of plants including cotton,corn, strawberries, shellfish, shrimp, trout,Atlantic salmon, herring fish, frogs, iguanas,squirrels California, lynx and wood rats.  Two years ago, Scottish researchers have alsorevealed the presence of the smaller species of sheep. Several other studies also found thatpolar bears are also unable to grow big again.Recent research shows the body weight of one-seventh sparrow fell from 1950 to 1990. WhileGraceful Prinia bird weighs 26 percent less inthe same period.

Jennifer Sheridan, biology researchers at the University of Alabama, said most of the cold-blooded animals. Jennifer said, the warmtemperatures make their metabolic processes become faster and requires a lot of calories.

But Yoram Yom-Tov, an animal expert at the University of Tel Aviv, said that global warming is not the only cause of the smaller species. According to him, changes in body size is anormal phenomenon. Yoram sure most species can adapt to climate change and able to survive.

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