2006年01月10日
ENS美國,西雅圖報導;丁秋仁編譯;蔡麗伶審校
最近一份新研究報告指出,出沒於美國「大盆地」(Great Basin)地區的兔科小型哺乳動物-鼠兔(pika)將面臨瀕絕危機。棲息在美國西部山區的鼠兔英文諧音為「皮卡」,對高溫極為敏感的特性促使牠們成為全球暖化的指標性生物。
Warming Climate of American West Pushes Pika to Extinction
The American pika, a small mammal related to the rabbit, appears to be facing extinction in the Great Basin, new research has found. The pikas, pronounced pie-cas, are sensitive to high temperatures, a characteristic that makes them an indicator species for global warming in the western United States where they live high in the mountains.