{"674133":{"#nid":"674133","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Adirondack Park\u2019s role in animal migration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERecent studies show nearly half of the world\u2019s species are on the move because of the changing climate and habitat disruption. Apart from slowing fossil fuel production and prioritizing carbon storage, a direct solution for species inching north as temperatures rise is improving climate connectivity, a term likely coined by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1073\/pnas.1602817113\u0022\u003E2016 study\u003C\/a\u003E. The idea builds on the established science of wildlife corridors and land conservation that supports the migration of animals. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/mcguire-dr-jenny-l\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E, who worked on the study, said this kind of movement differs from traditional migration patterns. Instead of departing annually and returning, species are permanently moving to areas they\u2019re finding more hospitable. \u201cThey\u2019re moving in such a way that they\u2019re tracking the climates they\u2019re suited to live in or able to live in, and then staying in those places,\u201d McGuire said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERecent studies show nearly half of the world\u2019s species are on the move because of the changing climate and habitat disruption. Apart from slowing fossil fuel production and prioritizing carbon storage, a direct solution for species inching north as temperatures rise is improving climate connectivity, a term likely coined by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1073\/pnas.1602817113\u0022\u003E2016 study\u003C\/a\u003E. The idea builds on the established science of wildlife corridors and land conservation that supports the migration of animals. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/mcguire-dr-jenny-l\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E, who worked on the study, said this kind of movement differs from traditional migration patterns. Instead of departing annually and returning, species are permanently moving to areas they\u2019re finding more hospitable. \u201cThey\u2019re moving in such a way that they\u2019re tracking the climates they\u2019re suited to live in or able to live in, and then staying in those places,\u201d McGuire said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2024-04-10 19:02:49","changed_gmt":"2024-04-11 17:56:16","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Adirondack Explorer","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/stories\/seeking-refuge-adirondacks","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"192254","name":"cos-climate"},{"id":"172121","name":"climate connectivity"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}