Sickness in the arctic.

• Autores: Christopher Solomon
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 58-63
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the ecological impacts of warming temperatures in Arctic regions as of August 2014, focusing on the spread of pathogens into previously unaffected populations. Topics include the spread of seal distemper virus from the Atlantic Ocean to sea otter populations in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, the increased range of parasites such as lungworms in musk oxen, and an increase in ticks and mosquitoes that affect humans.