US EditionClimate Change Has Minor Impact on Marmots for Now
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The habitat of the marmots is 86 meters higher than 40 years ago – and it has become smaller.
Climate change has minor impact on marmots for now
Climate change is causing marmots to move, but not far, according to a recent study by SLF biologist Anne Kempel. She investigated the altitude at which most marmots currently live and compared her findings with data from 1982. Her assumption was that the animals were moving to higher altitudes because of the warmer temperatures caused by climate change. "But that's only partly true," says the researcher.
Marmots now live on average 86 metres higher than 40 years ago, according to a study carried out in the Dischma valley, near Davos (GR). Their living space is reduced because their absolute upper limit has not moved: these animals do not exceed 2700 meters of altitude.
Today, marmots live on average 86 meters higher than 40 years ago. However, according to a new study, their absolute upper limit has not shifted – they do not exceed 2700 meters above sea level. That was the case in 1982.
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