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Cold blamed for Bolivias mass fish deaths [1]

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With high Andean peaks and a humid tropical forest, Bolivia is a country of ecological extremes. But the unusually low winter temperatures experienced by the country's tropical region in July and August hit freshwater species hard, killing an estimated 6 million fish and thousands of alligators, turtles and river dolphins.

Publication Date: 
02/09/2010
Anna Petherick [2]
Nature [3]
467
7311
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Tags:
Fisheries [4], Bolivia [5], Extreme Weather Events [6], Climate Change [7], Freshwater Ecosystems [8], Climate Impacts [9], Rivers [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anna-petherick
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bolivia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/freshwater-ecosystems
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers