Thoreau's study of birds at Waldon Pond aids biologists in climate change research
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 22:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Biology researchers completed an analysis of the changing arrival dates of migratory birds to Concord, Massachusetts that includes observations by Henry David Thoreau from the 1850's. This research builds on earlier work showing plants in Concord respond rapidly to temperature and are now flowering 10 days earlier than in the time of Thoreau.