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‘Pristine’ is Not Protection: 27-year Study Links Hotter, Drier Conditions to Decline in Rainforest Bird Populations
A team led by Michigan Technological University researcher Jared Wolfe is the first to uncover why long-lived rainforest birds are declining in an untouched environment historically considered a stable refuge. Their findings are alarming. The results of the team's 27-year study, "Climate change aggravates bird mortality in pristine tropical forests," were recently published in Science Advances. They reveal that rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall have played a key role in drastically reduced survival rates in dozens of bird species — in some individual species by as much as 50%.
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Michigan Tech Insect Collection Offers Regional History Lesson (As Told by Bugs)
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Celebrating the Art of Computing: Human Creativity and Artificial Intelligence Converge at Juried Exhibition
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» Interdisciplinary
Fungus Among Us: MTU Student Using Native Fungi to Weaken Invasive Trees
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What Studying Moose Bones For 65 Years Can Teach Us About Human Diseases
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Isle Royale’s Old Gray Guy: How One Wolf Impacted an Entire Ecosystem
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Shedding Snow and Powering UP: Researchers Track Ways to Boost Solar Power in Snowy Climates
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Michigan Tech Researchers Find Fresh Ways to Connect in the Nation’s Capital
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How a Capstone Strategy Set this Student Design Team Up for Success — With a National Winning Streak to Prove It
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Capital Collaborations: MTU Researchers Meet and Greet DC Colleagues
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