Climate change affects the gender of the turtles than the number of females far beyond the male

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Climate change is affecting the gender ratio of turtles, resulting in the number of females much higher than male? According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on the 18th, due to the increase in the temperature of the sandy land due to climate change, the number of female turtles born far exceeded the male turtle, causing the phenomenon of "male drought" inside the population. This phenomenon pose a threat to the development of turtles.

The report quoted the doctoral student of Monash University Adhns, saying: "As the temperature has risen significantly in recent years, more than 95%of the turtle cubs born in some places are females." It is reported that the survival rate of turtles was originally low, with an average of 1,000 turtles. Only one of the cubs can only grow into an adult turtle. Nowadays, with serious gender imbalances, the situation is becoming more optimistic.

It is reported that turtles have so -called temperature -dependent gender decisions. The hotter than the sand of the turtles, the higher the ratio of female births. "If the number of females reaches 100 times the male, the entire population will decline." In this regard, Australian scientists want to adopt the method of pouring the sea turtle nest, manually interfere with the environmental temperature, and work hard to reverse the current imbalanced gender ratio.

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