Yosemite's alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change
ScienceDaily.com | 19 Feb 2012
Global warming has driven Yosemite's alpine chipmunks to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study. The genetic erosion occurred in the relatively short span of 90 years, highlighting the rapid threat changing climate can pose to a species.
 Climate Change