University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Kristine Hoffmann’s research on blue-spotted salamanders could lead to a greater understanding of how climate change is impacting northern ecosystems, reports Zocalo Public Square. Since 2012, Hoffmann has been studying how urbanization is effecting vernal pools and blue-spotted salamanders in Maine. In her work, Hoffmann has trapped, measured and released
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