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Posted Thu Mar 26 2009: from Newcastle University, via Eurekalert:
Drop in daddy long legs is devastating bird populations http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1238079897
 Warm summers are dramatically reducing populations of daddy long legs, which in turn is having a severe impact on the bird populations which rely on them for food. New research by a team of UK scientists spells out for the first time how climate change may affect upland bird species like the golden plover -- perhaps pushing it towards local extinction by the end of the century.... "This is the most worrying development that I have found in my scientific career to date. However, by understanding these processes, we now have the chance to respond. If we can maintain good quality habitats for craneflies then we can help the birds too...."
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