Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe
This paper analyses the dependence of the first spring arrival dates of short/medium- and long-distance migrant bird species on climate warming in eastern Europe. The timing of arrival of the selected species at the observation site correlates with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, air tem...
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:5543812 2023-05-15T17:31:20+02:00 Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe Žalakevičius, Mečislovas Bartkevičienė, Galina Raudonikis, Liutauras Janulaitis, Justinas 2005 http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5543812&prefLang=en_US lit eng lit eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10336-005-0016-6 http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5543812&prefLang=en_US Journal of ornithology, 2005, Vol. 147, Iss. 2 (2006), p. 326-343 ISSN 0021-8375 Climate change Evolution Spring arrival North Atlantic Oscillation info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2005 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-005-0016-6 2021-12-02T00:14:43Z This paper analyses the dependence of the first spring arrival dates of short/medium- and long-distance migrant bird species on climate warming in eastern Europe. The timing of arrival of the selected species at the observation site correlates with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation and wind characteristics. A positive correlation of fluctuations in winter and spring air temperatures with variations in the NAO index has been established in eastern Europe. Positive winter NAO index values are related to earlier spring arrival of birds in the eastern Baltic region and vice versa—arrival is late when the NAO index is negative. The impact of climate warming on the bird’s life cycle depends on local or regional climate characteristics. We tested the hypothesis that differences in climate indices between North Africa and Europe can influence the timing of spring arrival. Our results support the hypothesis that differences in first spring arrival dates between European populations occur after individuals cross the Sahara. We assume that the endogenous programme of migration control in short/medium-distance migrants synchronises with the changing environment on their wintering grounds and along their migration routes, whereas in long-distance migrants it is rather with environmental changes in the second part of their migratory route in Europe. Our results strongly indicate that the mechanism of dynamic balance in the interaction between the endogenous regulatory programme and environmental factors determines the pattern of spring arrival, as well as migration timing. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Journal of Ornithology 147 2 326 343 |
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This paper analyses the dependence of the first spring arrival dates of short/medium- and long-distance migrant bird species on climate warming in eastern Europe. The timing of arrival of the selected species at the observation site correlates with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation and wind characteristics. A positive correlation of fluctuations in winter and spring air temperatures with variations in the NAO index has been established in eastern Europe. Positive winter NAO index values are related to earlier spring arrival of birds in the eastern Baltic region and vice versa—arrival is late when the NAO index is negative. The impact of climate warming on the bird’s life cycle depends on local or regional climate characteristics. We tested the hypothesis that differences in climate indices between North Africa and Europe can influence the timing of spring arrival. Our results support the hypothesis that differences in first spring arrival dates between European populations occur after individuals cross the Sahara. We assume that the endogenous programme of migration control in short/medium-distance migrants synchronises with the changing environment on their wintering grounds and along their migration routes, whereas in long-distance migrants it is rather with environmental changes in the second part of their migratory route in Europe. Our results strongly indicate that the mechanism of dynamic balance in the interaction between the endogenous regulatory programme and environmental factors determines the pattern of spring arrival, as well as migration timing. |
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Žalakevičius, Mečislovas Bartkevičienė, Galina Raudonikis, Liutauras Janulaitis, Justinas |
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Žalakevičius, Mečislovas Bartkevičienė, Galina Raudonikis, Liutauras Janulaitis, Justinas |
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Žalakevičius, Mečislovas |
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Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe |
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Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe |
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Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe |
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Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe |
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Spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern Europe |
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spring arrival response to climate change in birds: a case study from eastern europe |
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