Australian flying fox die-offs
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australian-flying-fox-die-offs-246-11171435
title:
Australian flying fox die-offs
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In the last two decades tens of thousands of Australian flying foxes have died during extreme heat events. Flying fox die-offs feature arguably among the most dramatic mass mortality events witnessed in nature, but they can be indicators of heat stress in more cryptic fauna where impacts are more difficult to assess. The die-offs are important additional threats to Australian flying-foxes and the ecosystem services they provide, and highlight the complex implications of climate change for behavi
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Flying foxes dying during extreme heat events
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_flying_fox_die-offs
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2023-11-22T05:14:00Z
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