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

• Main Authors: Stillman, Richard 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: http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35381/; https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35381/1/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...