Yiqi / Fiedler Birds and Climate Change

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-08-047192-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 35, 276 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Advances in Ecological Research

Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. As observations have shown, these climatic changes have serious consequences for all organisms and their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Birds are excellent model organisms, with a very active metabolism, they are highly sensitive to environmental changes and as highly mobile creatures they are also extremely reactive. Birds and Climate Change discusses our current knowledge of observed changes and provides guidelines for studies in the years to come so we can document and understand how patterns of changing weather conditions may affect birds. - Provides reviews of long-term datasets - Incorporates meta-analyses of studies about climate change effects on birds - Includes guidelines and suggestions for further studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yiqi, Luo

Fiedler, Wolfgang

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Contributors to Volume 35;5
3;Preface;7
4;Acknowledgements;9
5;Contents;11
6;Arrival and Departure Dates;17
6.1;I. Summary;17
6.2;II. A Brief History;18
6.3;III. Variation of Arrival Dates During the Last 250 Years;20
6.4;IV. Current Data and Approaches;20
6.5;V. How is Earlier Arrival Achieved?;25
6.6;VI. Statistics;27
6.7;VII. Confounding Factors;28
6.8;VIII. Overview of Changes of Timing in the Latter Part of the 20th Century;29
6.9;IX. Consequence of Changing Timing;43
6.10;X. Future Work;44
6.11;References;44
7;Migratory Fuelling and Global Climate Change;49
7.1;I. Summary;49
7.2;II. Introduction;49
7.3;III. Changing Stopover Habitats;51
7.4;IV. Migratory Fuelling and Successful Migration;52
7.5;V. Plasticity in Migratory Performance: Does It Matter?;53
7.6;VI. Energy Stores and Migration Performance;54
7.7;VII. Outlook;58
7.8;References;60
8;Using Large-Scale Data from Ringed Birds for the Investigation of Effects of Climate...;65
8.1;I. Summary;65
8.2;II. Introduction;66
8.3;III. Changes in Migration Behaviour;67
8.4;IV. Identification of Underlying Factors and the Role of Climate Change;80
8.5;References;82
9;Breeding Dates and Reproductive Performance;85
9.1;I. Summary;85
9.2;II. Introduction;86
9.3;III. Changes in Temperature;86
9.4;IV. How Does Temperature Affect the Timing of Reproduction?;87
9.5;IV. How Does Temperature Affect the Timing of Reproduction?;87
9.6;V. Changes in Laying Date and Reproductive Performance;91
9.7;VI. The Effect of Climate Change on Particular Species and Locations;96
9.8;VII. What Causes Changes in Timing of Breeding?;99
9.9;VIII. Conclusions;100
9.10;Acknowledgements;101
9.11;Reference;101
10;Global Climate Change Leads to Mistimed Avian Reproduction;105
10.1;I. Summary;105
10.2;II. Introduction;106
10.3;III. Why Global Climate Change Will Lead to Reproductive Mistiming;108
10.4;IV. Consequences of Reproductive Mistiming;114
10.5;V. Adaptations to Reproductive Mistiming;117
10.6;VI. Discussion and Conclusions;120
10.7;Acknowledgements;124
10.8;References;124
11;Analysis and Interpretation of Long-Term Studies Investigating Responses to Climate Change;127
11.1;I. Summary;127
11.2;II. Introduction;128
11.3;III. Methodological Considerations;129
11.4;IV. Interpretational Considerations;136
11.5;V. Conclusions and Further Directions;142
11.6;Acknowledgements;143
11.7;References;144
12;Photoperiodic Response and the Adaptability of Avian Life Cycles to Environmental Change;147
12.1;I. Summary;147
12.2;II. Introduction;148
12.3;III. Responses to Temporal and Spatial Variation in Photoperiodic Conditions;154
12.4;IV. Conclusion;163
12.5;References;163
13;Microevolutionary Response to Climatic Change;167
13.1;I. Summary;167
13.2;II. Introduction;168
13.3;III. Microevolutionary Change„Mechanisms and Approaches;171
13.4;IV. The Prospective Importance of Different Evolutionary Processes to Adaptive;175
13.5;V. Changes in the Level of Genetic Variation;179
13.6;VI. Adaptive Changes in Laying Date in Response to Climate Change;181
13.7;VII. Microevolutionary Response of Migratory Behaviour;182
13.8;VIII. Conclusions and Outlook;191
13.9;References;192
14;Climate Influences on Avian Population Dynamics;201
14.1;I. Summary;201
14.2;II. Introduction;202
14.3;III. Impact of Weather on Avian Population Dynamics;203
14.4;IV. Modelling Population Dynamical Consequences of Changes in Climate;213
14.5;V. Discussion;219
14.6;Acknowledgements;221
14.7;References;221
15;Importance of Climate Change for the Ranges, Communities and Conservation of Birds;227
15.1;I. Summary;227
15.2;II. Introduction;228
15.3;III. Changes in Climate;229
15.4;IV. HOW TO ANALYSE THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE;230
15.5;V. Influence of Climate Change on the Ranges of Birds;232
15.6;VI. Influence of Climate Change on Avian Communities;240
15.7;VII. Conservation Consequences of Climate Change;246
15.8;VIII. Conclusions and Future Directions;247
15.9;References;227
16;The Challenge of Future Research on Climate Change and Avian Biology;253
16.1;I. Summary;253
16.2;II. Introduction;254
16.3;III. The Effects of Climate on Avian Biology;254
16.4;IV. Phenotypic Plasticity or Micro-Evolutionary Change;257
16.5;V. Complex Annual Cycles;258
16.6;VI. Latitudinal Gradients as Model Systems;258
16.7;VII. Conclusions;259
16.8;References;260
17;Subject Index;263
18;Advances in Ecological Research Volume 1–35;269