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Climate predicts bird populations

 Climate predicts bird populations

By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News

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Image copyright Harvey van Diek Bee-eaters seem to be benefitting from climate change, increasing their population in Europe in recent years

Populations of the most common bird species in Europe and the US are being altered by climate change, according to an international study.

For the first time researchers showed climate to be having a similar, significant impact on bird populations in large, distant areas of the world. Read more.