Changing weather patterns, producing the wrong kind of snow, have transformed the population dynamics of lemmings in northern Scandinavia. The knock-on effects have been felt throughout the ecosystem.
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Coulson, T., Malo, A. Case of the absent lemmings. Nature 456, 43–44 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456043a
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