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Climate Change and Fish Bones

Series: February 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:30

To prepare for climate change, sometimes it’s good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is. Read the full description.

Inlay2_small To prepare for climate change, sometimes it’s good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is. Scientists in Scandinavia are trying to predict how climate change will effect fish populations in the northern oceans. Ecologists and historians have been working together to analyze records, registries, and ancient fish bones to see which fish might become more common as the world and its waters continue to warm....

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To prepare for climate change, sometimes it’s good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is. Scientists in Scandinavia are trying to predict how climate change will effect fish populations in the northern oceans. Ecologists and historians have been working together to analyze records, registries, and ancient fish bones to see which fish might become more common as the world and its waters continue to warm....

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