Predicting impacts of food competition, climate and disturbance on a long-distance migratory herbivore

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Stillman, R.A., Rivers, E.M., Gilkerson, W., Wood, K.A., Nolet, B.A., Clausen, P., Wilson, H.M., Ward, D.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Brant; Branta bernicla; Climate change; High Latitude Breeding; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dare.uva.nl/personal/pure/en/publications/predicting-impacts-of-food-competition-climate-and-disturbance-on-a-longdistance-migratory-herbivore(f46d14f0-64ec-478a-aeb8-1b6dfc6f8874).html; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3405; https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/f46d14f0-64ec-478a-aeb8-1b6dfc6f8874; https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/59192469/ecs2.3405.pdf

Climate change is driving worldwide shifts in the distribution of biodiversity, and fundamental changes to global avian migrations. Some arctic‐nesting species may shorten their migration distance as warmer temperatures allow them to winter closer to their high‐latitude breeding grounds. However, su...