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Changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4400 species globally – Science Daily
More than 4,400 species across the globe are at risk from extinction because of changes in fire activity says a new article.
Changes in fire activity are putting at risk more than 4,400 species across the globe, says a new paper led by the University of Melbourne, involving 27 international researchers.”Those species include 19 per cent of birds, 16 per cent of mammals, 17 per cent of dragonflies and 19 per cent of legumes that are classified as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable,” said lead author, Dr Luke Kelly, a Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Centenary Research Fellow.
“That’s a massive number of plants…
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