Study Finds Aardvarks Suffering as African Climate Heats Up
Little is known about Africa's elusive aardvarks, but new research says they are vulnerable to climate change like many other species.
Hotter temperatures are taking their toll on the aardvark, whose diet of ants and termites is becoming scarcer in some areas because of reduced rainfall.
Drought in the Kalahari Desert killed five out of six aardvarks that were being monitored for a year, as well as 11 others in the area.
The aardvarks' body temperatures plummeted during the night because they were not getting enough energy from diminished food sources. They tried to conserve energy by looking for insects
during the warmer daytime, but their efforts to adapt could not save them
Researchers said some birds, reptiles and other animals use aardvark burrows to escape extreme temperatures, reproduce, and hide from predators. They could have fewer refuges available ir
aardvark populations shrink because of rising temperatures, they said.
The aardvark, which lives in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, is identified as an animal of "least concern on an international "red list of threatened species. There are no indications that the
population is changing significantly in southern Africa, though it is speculated that numbers may be declining elsewhere because of habitat destruction, the bushmeat trade and other factors.
Study Finds aardvarks suffering as African climate heats up. Christopher Torchia, Phys.org, July 31, 2017
Which of the following best identifies the author's claim?

The option that identifies the author's claim is B. Aardvarks are a keystone species and their decline could have a trophic cascade effect on the ecosystem.

The claim of an author simply refers to what the author is trying to point out. Here, the claim of the author is that aardvarks are a keystone species and their decline could have a trophic cascade effect on the ecosystem.

The author stated that aardvarks are vulnerable to climate change like many other species and this could lead to their reduction. Some birds, reptiles and other animals use aardvark burrows to escape extreme temperatures, reproduce, and hide from predators. Therefore, the reduction of aardvarks will have a negative effect on the population of such animals.

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They are a keystone species, aardvarks' extinction might cause an ecosystem-wide cascade of trophic levels. The correct option is B.

Thus, An author's claim simply refers to what the author is attempting to make a point about. Aardvarks are a keystone species, according to the author, and their extinction could have a negative trophic cascade effect on the environment.

According to the author, aardvarks, like many other species, are susceptible to climate change, which could result in a decline in their population.

Aardvark burrows are used by some birds, reptiles, and other creatures as a refuge from harsh weather, a place to mate, and a place to hide from raptors. Aardvark populations will therefore be negatively impacted by the decline in aardvarks.

Thus, They are a keystone species, aardvarks' extinction might cause an ecosystem-wide cascade of trophic levels. The correct option is B.

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