Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by starvation'

Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by ckastner on Saturday December 26, 2020 @12:42PM (#25544951)

This protected death of millions of species, 50 years out from now, is based on an analysis of 538 of them.

That sounds woefully inadequate information for something as complex as what this model is trying predict.

That's like predicting the weather from only a handful of temperature sensors, or doing patient studies with N=4.

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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by diveanon on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:48PM (#25545441)

Key indicators and foundational species like coral are effective metrics.

A mass die offs of coral, which is currently happening, will decimate ocean ecosystems and have a cascading effect on the rest of the world.

People have been saying this for decades, its not new news. Its just inconvenient and impacts shareholders.

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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by hanniabu on Saturday December 26, 2020 @12:47PM (#25544995)

If you select the proper species then you can make fairly accurate deductions due to cascading effects of the food chain.

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