Species composition and population fluctuations of alpine bird communities during 38 years in the Scandinavian mountain range

• Published in: Ornis Svecica
• Main Author: Svensson, Sören
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BirdLife Sweden 2006
• Subjects: population studies; population density; monitoring; survey; habitat; populationsstudier; populationstäthet; inventering; Abisko; Ammarnäs; Eremophila alpestris; Gallinago media; Pluvialis apricaria
• Online Access: https://journals.lub.lu.se/os/article/view/22707; https://doi.org/10.34080/os.v16.22707

The breeding birds of four low alpine plots in Sweden were surveyed at Ammarnäs (65°50'N; two plots, each 100 ha, for 38 and 36 years), Abisko (68°18'; 130 ha, 12 years), and Anjan (63°45'; 150 ha, 11 years). Mean number of species of each plot was between 8 and 12 per year. Mean dens...