Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population
Background: The migratory process in birds consists of alternating periods of flight and fueling. Individuals of some populations make few flights and long stopovers, while others make multiple flights between short stopovers. Shorebirds are known for executing marathon flights (jumps), but most pop...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:af152bff-cdda-4d59-9e51-3261da909b4a 2024-05-19T07:38:57+00:00 Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population Hedh, Linus Hedenström, Anders 2023 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/af152bff-cdda-4d59-9e51-3261da909b4a https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00400-6 eng eng BioMed Central (BMC) https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/af152bff-cdda-4d59-9e51-3261da909b4a http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00400-6 scopus:85165299449 pmid:37464409 Movement Ecology; 11, no 40 (2023) ISSN: 2051-3933 Ecology Charadrius hiaticula Common ringed plover Flight durations Flight performance Migration strategies Multi-sensor loggers Time-minimization contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2023 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00400-6 2024-04-23T23:43:21Z Background: The migratory process in birds consists of alternating periods of flight and fueling. Individuals of some populations make few flights and long stopovers, while others make multiple flights between short stopovers. Shorebirds are known for executing marathon flights (jumps), but most populations studied are long distance migrants, often crossing major barriers and thus forced to make long-haul flights. The sub-division of migration in short/medium distance migratory populations, where the total migration distance is shorter than documented non-stop flight capacity and where routes offer more homogenous stopover landscape, is little explored. Methods: Here we combine data based on conventional light level geolocators and miniaturized multi sensor loggers, comprising acceleration and light sensors, to characterize the migratory routes and migration process for a short/medium distance (~ 1300 to 3000 km) migratory population of common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) breeding in southern Sweden. We were specifically interested in the variation in number and duration (total and individual) of flights/stopovers between seasons and in relation to migration distance. Results: Most stopovers were located along the European Atlantic coast. On average 4.5 flights were made during autumn migration irrespective of migration distance, but in spring the number of flights increased with distance. The equal number of flights in autumn was explained by that most individuals migrating farther performed one longer flight (all but one lasting > 20 h), likely including crossing of the Bay of Biscay. Median duration of single flights was 8.7 h in autumn and 5.5 h in spring, and median stopover duration was ~ 1 day in both seasons. There was a positive relationship between total flight duration and migration distance, but total flight duration was 36% lower in spring compared to autumn. Conclusions: Our results suggest that when suitable stopovers are abundant common ringed plovers prefer making shorter flights even ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover Lund University Publications (LUP) Movement Ecology 11 1 |
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Ecology Charadrius hiaticula Common ringed plover Flight durations Flight performance Migration strategies Multi-sensor loggers Time-minimization Hedh, Linus Hedenström, Anders Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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Background: The migratory process in birds consists of alternating periods of flight and fueling. Individuals of some populations make few flights and long stopovers, while others make multiple flights between short stopovers. Shorebirds are known for executing marathon flights (jumps), but most populations studied are long distance migrants, often crossing major barriers and thus forced to make long-haul flights. The sub-division of migration in short/medium distance migratory populations, where the total migration distance is shorter than documented non-stop flight capacity and where routes offer more homogenous stopover landscape, is little explored. Methods: Here we combine data based on conventional light level geolocators and miniaturized multi sensor loggers, comprising acceleration and light sensors, to characterize the migratory routes and migration process for a short/medium distance (~ 1300 to 3000 km) migratory population of common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) breeding in southern Sweden. We were specifically interested in the variation in number and duration (total and individual) of flights/stopovers between seasons and in relation to migration distance. Results: Most stopovers were located along the European Atlantic coast. On average 4.5 flights were made during autumn migration irrespective of migration distance, but in spring the number of flights increased with distance. The equal number of flights in autumn was explained by that most individuals migrating farther performed one longer flight (all but one lasting > 20 h), likely including crossing of the Bay of Biscay. Median duration of single flights was 8.7 h in autumn and 5.5 h in spring, and median stopover duration was ~ 1 day in both seasons. There was a positive relationship between total flight duration and migration distance, but total flight duration was 36% lower in spring compared to autumn. Conclusions: Our results suggest that when suitable stopovers are abundant common ringed plovers prefer making shorter flights even ... |
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Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population |
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BioMed Central (BMC) |
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2023 |
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Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover |
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Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover |
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Movement Ecology; 11, no 40 (2023) ISSN: 2051-3933 |
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