Landscape heterogeneity buffers the impact of an extreme weather event on wildlife
Abstract Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, with poorly known consequences for wildlife. In December 2021, an atmospheric river brought record-shattering amounts of rain and snow to interior Alaska, creating conditions expected to cause mass mortality in grazing ungulate populations...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-11-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07195-1 |