Climate change and the effects of temperature extremes on Australian flying foxes

"Little is known about the effects of temperature extremes on natural systems. This is of increasing concern now that climate models predict dramatic increases in the intensity, duration and frequency of such extremes. Here we examine the effects of temperature extremes on behaviour and demography of vulnerable wild flying-foxes (Pteropus spp.). On 12 January 2002 in New South Wales, Australia, temperatures exceeding 428C killed over 3500 individuals in nine mixed-species colonies", in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, v.275,no.1633 (Feb.2008).