Advancing conservation through bird and ecosystem research, from Alaska to Antarctica, on land and at sea.
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PRBO Science: Climate-Smart Adaptation
One of the overwhelming findings of climate change studies is that our ecosystems will experience more variation and more extremes in climate in the coming years. What does this mean for conservation planning and management?
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Restoration Can Reduce Sea-level Rise Impacts to Marshes
New PRBO study finds that much of SF Bay's tidal marsh could be lost in the next 100 years. However, society’s actions, including major restoration projects currently underway, can keep more marshes intact as sea-levels rise.
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Planning for Birds and Solar Power in the Desert
New report published for identifying the most important places for desert birds within the proposed desert renewable energy plan.
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First Ever State of the Birds Report for San Francisco Bay
Released October 18, 2011 by PRBO and the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, the report summarizes the state of the Bay's birds and the actions needed to keep birds and their habitats thriving as sea level rise, climate change, invasive species, contaminants, and other threats persist.
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Bigger Birds in California, Courtesy of Global Climate Change
Birds are getting bigger and that was a big surprise for researchers from PRBO, SF State and SF Bay Bird Observatory. The team of scientists found that birds’ wings have grown longer and birds are increasing in mass over the last 27 to 40 years.
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