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Global Climate Change Threatens A Host Of Animals Other Than Just Polar Bears,while global climate change has been causing some much publicized problems for polar bears, there are alot of other creatures as well that are likely to suffer because of global warming.
For Example:
The Emperor Penguin, which may face food shortages because of a reduction in shelf ice under which thebird hunts for the shrimp-like krill on which it feeds. Less ice also means smaller breeding areas for the penguins.
Ringed Seals, which must shift their ranges further north in order to find ice onwhich to raise their young.
The Arctic Fox, which faces competition from red foxes that are now able to expand their range into the tundra because of global warming.
The Beluga Whale, which facesincreased human intrusion into its habitat due to reduction in the ice that previously made boat travel difficult.
Staghorn Corals, whose skeletons are dissolving due to the increased acidification ofthe oceans.
Clownfish, which are also threatened by oceanic acidification that affects their sense of smell, thereby hindering them in their search for the sea anemones in which they live and onwhich they depend for protection from predators.
The Koala Bear, which, because of the way that the increased amount of CO2 in the atmosphere affects Eucalyptus trees, is suffering from the decreasednutritional content in the Eucalyptus leaves on which it feeds.
What is the effect of global warming on plants? Plants can easily be affected by even a gradual increase in temperatures. Small shifts inclimate changes can harm a number of plant species. The plants of the mountain and Polar Regions are especially at harm from global warming. As ice in these areas melt, the plants are endangeredbecause the ground becomes warmer than the usual temperature the plants are accustom to. While some plants are able to adapt to the temperature changes, many are not able to do so.
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