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There is growing concern amongst conservationists about the consequences of ‘acid rain’, though this is not the only way that watercourses can increase in acidity. This study shows that fewer Dippers are present on acidic reaches of rivers, probably because changed water quality affects the birds' food supply.
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Ormerod et al. (1985) studied this question.
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