Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations
The ongoing global warming is especially pronounced in the arctic, and it is therefore important to investigate the effect of these changes on arctic ecosystems. In this study the Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) breeding in Spitsbergen, Svalbard was used as a model species to investigate how th...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/245129 2023-05-15T14:38:12+02:00 Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations Kåsi, Tone Kjersti Moksnes, Arne Fossøy, Frode Stokke, Bård Gunnar Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for biologi 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/245129 eng eng Institutt for biologi 589672 ntnudaim:6779 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/245129 33 ntnudaim:6779 MBI Biologi Økologi Master thesis 2012 ftntnutrondheimi 2019-09-17T06:49:08Z The ongoing global warming is especially pronounced in the arctic, and it is therefore important to investigate the effect of these changes on arctic ecosystems. In this study the Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) breeding in Spitsbergen, Svalbard was used as a model species to investigate how the climatic variations are affecting avian reproduction. Both big scale climatic parameters and local weather variables were included in an analysis of how these factors affected snow bunting breeding success. It turned out that both big scale and local variables were important. Locale temperature and wind was important for time off breeding. Temperature, precipitation, winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAOw) and winter Arctic Oscillation (AOw) were important for number of fledged chicks, and wind and air pressure were important for growth rate. Master Thesis Arctic Global warming North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting Svalbard Spitsbergen NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Arctic Svalbard |
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The ongoing global warming is especially pronounced in the arctic, and it is therefore important to investigate the effect of these changes on arctic ecosystems. In this study the Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) breeding in Spitsbergen, Svalbard was used as a model species to investigate how the climatic variations are affecting avian reproduction. Both big scale climatic parameters and local weather variables were included in an analysis of how these factors affected snow bunting breeding success. It turned out that both big scale and local variables were important. Locale temperature and wind was important for time off breeding. Temperature, precipitation, winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAOw) and winter Arctic Oscillation (AOw) were important for number of fledged chicks, and wind and air pressure were important for growth rate. |
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Moksnes, Arne Fossøy, Frode Stokke, Bård Gunnar Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for biologi |
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Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations |
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Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations |
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Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations |
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Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations |
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Breeding success in Arctic snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations |
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breeding success in arctic snow buntings (plectrophenax nivalis) in relation to climatic variations |
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Arctic Global warming North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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Arctic Global warming North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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