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Olivier Gilg, Benoit Sittler, and Ilkka Hanski, writing in the journal Global Change Biology, warn that rapid arctic heating, already pushing species like the polar bear closer to extinction, will also interfere with the breeding habits of the collard lemming. The seemingly small change could have disastrous consequences for a number of species that feed on the lemmings, such as snowy owls, Arctic foxes, the long-tailed skua (a seagull-like bird) and the stoat (also known as the short-tailed weasel), all of which could have further effects on other animals later this century.

Olivier Gilg and academy professor Ilkka Hanski from the University of Helsinki have teamed up with Benoit Sittler, a researcher from the University of Freiburg, and studied the waning of the previously cyclical population dynamics of the collared lemming in Greenland.

These foxes' favorite food is the collard lemming. But in case these tiny rodents become scarce, foxes also keep a stash of snacks on hand.

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If they won't voice opposition to the lemming culture, then they become part of it.

I call it the lemming effect: when a species becomes overly prolific, it also becomes self-destructive in order to help preserve the balance of nature.

An informative glossary on the last page provides a few brief facts regarding each creature: "8 Eight Lemming--A northern collared lemming's front teeth continue to grow throughout its entire life.