How Warming Is Threatening The Genetic Diversity of Species
How Warming Threatens the Genetic
Diversity of Species, and Why It Matters
by jim robbins
Luisa Rivera/Yale E360
Research on stoneflies in Glacier National Park indicates that global warming is reducing the genetic diversity of some species, compromising their ability to evolve as conditions change. These findings have major implications for how biodiversity will be affected by climate change. Read more.