Catastrophic Mortality at the Monarch Overwintering Sites in Mexico

[Chip Taylor]

>
>A massive moisture-bearing weather system moved into central Mexico 
>late on 11 January 2002 which was followed by clearing skies and 
>overnight lows in the mid to low 20s on the mornings of 14-16 
>January. What followed was unprecedented mortality at the monarch 
>overwintering sites. In the following text I will summarize what is 
>known at this time and will try to provide a perspective for this 
>catastrophic event. --Dr. O. R. Taylor | Director, Monarch Watch
>
>Full Text available online at:
>
>http://www.MonarchWatch.org/news/021102.html

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