[Pollinator] word of caution - climate change and butterflies

[Kimberly Winter]

As I mentioned after the Nov. posting of climate change and skipper 
butterflies:

"The synopsis provided was taken from a website (CO2 Science) provided by 
the
fossil fuel industry, and the supplementary information provided on that
website may contain information that does not necessarily support the
findings of scientists working towards the conservation of vulnerable
species and habitats."

It is interesting and informative to see how science can be used to support 
both sides of the argument of global climate change, and how changing 
environments may be a detriment to some species while perhaps becoming a 
benefit to others.

Examples of this type of transition are quite common in wildlife 
populations, as evidenced by ever abundant populations of deer and 
blackbirds resulting from extreme habitat fragmentation - the same 
fragmentation that threatens populations of other wildlife species 
(including pollinators!).

So let's separate the 'spin' from the 'science' and keep the conservation of 
native pollinators in their native environments at the forefront of our 
activities :-)

Happy Holidays,

~Kim

Kimberly Winter, Ph.D.
Coordinator, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
E-mail: NAPPCoordinator at hotmail.com
Internet: www.nappc.org
Ph: (301) 219-7030


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Matthew Shepherd (Xerces Society)" <mdshepherd at xerces.org>
Reply-To: mdshepherd at xerces.org
To: pollinator at lists.sonic.net
Subject: [Pollinator] A rosy view of climate change and butterflies
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:17:38 -0800

For an up-beat view on the impact of increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 on 
butterflies, read the article on the CO2 Science web site at 
http://www.co2science.org/scripts/CO2ScienceB2C/subject/i/summaries/butterflies.jsp. 
It seems that climate change will only bring good things for butterflies.

Matthew
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Matthew Shepherd
Director, Pollinator Conservation Program
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Email: mdshepherd at xerces.org
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