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Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers

  • Written by Ellen Welti, Research Ecologist, Great Plains Science Program, Smithsonian Institution
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazersThe giant panda's diet is almost 100% bamboo.Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume enough energy to meet their needs. Now climate change is reducing the...

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