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Chagnon-Lafortune A, Duchesne É, Legagneux P, McKinnon L, Reneerkens J, Casajus N, Abraham KF, Bolduc É, Brown GS, Brown SC, Gates HR, Gilg O, Giroux MA, Gurney K, Kendall S, Kwon E, Lanctot RB, Lank DB, Lecomte N, Leung M, Liebezeit JR, Morrison RIG, Nol E, Payer DC, Reid D, Ruthrauff D, Saalfeld ST, Sandercock BK, Smith PA, Schmidt NM, Tulp I, Ward DH, Høye TT, Berteaux D, Bêty J. A circumpolar study unveils a positive non-linear effect of temperature on arctic arthropod availability that may reduce the risk of warming-induced trophic mismatch for breeding shorebirds. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2024; 30:e17356. [PMID: 38853470 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Abstract
Seasonally abundant arthropods are a crucial food source for many migratory birds that breed in the Arctic. In cold environments, the growth and emergence of arthropods are particularly tied to temperature. Thus, the phenology of arthropods is anticipated to undergo a rapid change in response to a warming climate, potentially leading to a trophic mismatch between migratory insectivorous birds and their prey. Using data from 19 sites spanning a wide temperature gradient from the Subarctic to the High Arctic, we investigated the effects of temperature on the phenology and biomass of arthropods available to shorebirds during their short breeding season at high latitudes. We hypothesized that prolonged exposure to warmer summer temperatures would generate earlier peaks in arthropod biomass, as well as higher peak and seasonal biomass. Across the temperature gradient encompassed by our study sites (>10°C in average summer temperatures), we found a 3-day shift in average peak date for every increment of 80 cumulative thawing degree-days. Interestingly, we found a linear relationship between temperature and arthropod biomass only below temperature thresholds. Higher temperatures were associated with higher peak and seasonal biomass below 106 and 177 cumulative thawing degree-days, respectively, between June 5 and July 15. Beyond these thresholds, no relationship was observed between temperature and arthropod biomass. Our results suggest that prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures can positively influence prey availability for some arctic birds. This positive effect could, in part, stem from changes in arthropod assemblages and may reduce the risk of trophic mismatch.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aurélie Chagnon-Lafortune
- Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Biodiversité Nordique, Département de Biologie, and Centre d'études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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- Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Biodiversité Nordique, Département de Biologie, and Centre d'études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Biologie, Chaire de Recherche Sentinelle Nord Sur l'impact des Migrations Animales Sur les Écosystèmes Nordiques et Centre d'études Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- CNRS- Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372, Beauvoir-sur-Niort, France
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Studies and Graduate Program in Biology, York University, Glendon Campus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Biodiversité Nordique, Département de Biologie, and Centre d'études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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- Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Biodiversité Nordique, Département de Biologie, and Centre d'études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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- Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Manomet, Shorebird Recovery Program, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement, UMR 6249 CNRS-UFC, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Arctique, Francheville, France
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- K.-C.-Irving Research Chair in Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Development, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology & Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany
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- Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology, Centre d'études Nordiques, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Wild Tracks Ecological Consulting, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
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- National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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- Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
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- Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway
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- Wildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ecoscience and Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University & Research, IJmuiden, The Netherlands
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- Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Ecoscience and Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Biodiversité Nordique, Département de Biologie, and Centre d'études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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- Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Biodiversité Nordique, Département de Biologie, and Centre d'études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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Tavera EA, Lank DB, Douglas DC, Sandercock BK, Lanctot RB, Schmidt NM, Reneerkens J, Ward DH, Bêty J, Kwon E, Lecomte N, Gratto-Trevor C, Smith PA, English WB, Saalfeld ST, Brown SC, Gates HR, Nol E, Liebezeit JR, McGuire RL, McKinnon L, Kendall S, Robards M, Boldenow M, Payer DC, Rausch J, Solovyeva DV, Stalwick JA, Gurney KEB. Why do avian responses to change in Arctic green-up vary? GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2024; 30:e17335. [PMID: 38771086 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Global climate change has altered the timing of seasonal events (i.e., phenology) for a diverse range of biota. Within and among species, however, the degree to which alterations in phenology match climate variability differ substantially. To better understand factors driving these differences, we evaluated variation in timing of nesting of eight Arctic-breeding shorebird species at 18 sites over a 23-year period. We used the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index as a proxy to determine the start of spring (SOS) growing season and quantified relationships between SOS and nest initiation dates as a measure of phenological responsiveness. Among species, we tested four life history traits (migration distance, seasonal timing of breeding, female body mass, expected female reproductive effort) as species-level predictors of responsiveness. For one species (Semipalmated Sandpiper), we also evaluated whether responsiveness varied across sites. Although no species in our study completely tracked annual variation in SOS, phenological responses were strongest for Western Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers, and Red Phalaropes. Migration distance was the strongest additional predictor of responsiveness, with longer-distance migrant species generally tracking variation in SOS more closely than species that migrate shorter distances. Semipalmated Sandpipers are a widely distributed species, but adjustments in timing of nesting relative to variability in SOS did not vary across sites, suggesting that different breeding populations of this species were equally responsive to climate cues despite differing migration strategies. Our results unexpectedly show that long-distance migrants are more sensitive to local environmental conditions, which may help them to adapt to ongoing changes in climate.
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Université du Québec à Rimouski and Centre d'études nordiques, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
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- Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Seewiesen, Germany
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- Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Manomet, Shorebird Recovery Program, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia
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- Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Rademaker M, van Leeuwen A, Smallegange IM. Why we cannot always expect life history strategies to directly inform on sensitivity to environmental change. J Anim Ecol 2024; 93:348-366. [PMID: 38303132 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
Variation in life history traits in animals and plants can often be structured along major axes of life history strategies. The position of a species along these axes can inform on their sensitivity to environmental change. For example, species with slow life histories are found to be less sensitive in their long-term population responses to environmental change than species with fast life histories. This provides a tantalizing link between sets of traits and population responses to change, contained in a highly generalizable theoretical framework. Life history strategies are assumed to reflect the outcome of life history tradeoffs that, by their very nature, act at the individual level. Examples include the tradeoff between current and future reproductive success, and allocating energy into growth versus reproduction. But the importance of such tradeoffs in structuring population-level responses to environmental change remains understudied. We aim to increase our understanding of the link between individual-level life history tradeoffs and the structuring of life history strategies across species, as well as the underlying links to population responses to environmental change. We find that the classical association between lifehistory strategies and population responses to environmental change breaks down when accounting for individual-level tradeoffs and energy allocation. Therefore, projecting population responses to environmental change should not be inferred based only on a limited set of species traits. We summarize our perspective and a way forward in a conceptual framework.
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- Mark Rademaker
- Department of Coastal Systems, Royal NIOZ and Utrecht University, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems, Royal NIOZ and Utrecht University, Texel, The Netherlands
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- School of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Huang X, An R, Wang H, Xing F, Wang B, Fan M, Fang Y, Lu H. Differential effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on the distribution of vegetation phenology trends on the Tibetan plateau. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21069. [PMID: 37876470 PMCID: PMC10590980 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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The study of vegetation phenology changes is important because it is a sensitive indicator of climate change, affecting the exchange of carbon, energy and water fluxes between the land and the atmosphere. Previous studies have focused on the effects of climatic factors among environmental factors on vegetation phenology, thus the effects of non-climatic factors among environmental factors have not been well quantified. This study endeavors to scrutinize the spatiotemporal inconsistency in the start-of-season (SOS) and the end-of-season (EOS) on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and to quantify the effects of environmental factors on phenology. To this end, the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiomater (MODIS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data from 2001 to 2018 and four common used methods were employed to extract SOS and EOS, and the site data was used to select the most appropriate phenology results. The Geodetector model was used to assess and measure the explanatory power of different environmental factors. The research results indicate that temperature exerts a more substantial impact on phenology than precipitation on TP. non-climatic factors such as longitude, latitude, and elevation are more influential in determining the distribution of phenological trends than climatic factors. Among these non-climatic factors, latitude has the most prominent effect on the trends of SOS. Furthermore, non-climatic factors exhibit a stronger effect on SOS, whereas EOS is more susceptible to climatic factors and less influenced by non-climatic factors. These discoveries bear great significance in comprehending the intricate outcomes of regional changes on vegetation phenology and enhancing phenology models.
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- Xianglin Huang
- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210024, China
- School of Earth Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, 4111, Australia
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210024, China
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- Department of Geography Information Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Earth Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- School of Geographic Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China
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- School of Earth Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, 4111, Australia
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- School of Earth Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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