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Conklin JR, Verkuil YI, Lefebvre MJM, Battley PF, Bom RA, Gill RE, Hassell CJ, Ten Horn J, Ruthrauff DR, Tibbitts TL, Tomkovich PS, Warnock N, Piersma T, Fontaine MC. High dispersal ability versus migratory traditions: Fine-scale population structure and post-glacial colonisation in bar-tailed godwits. Mol Ecol 2024; 33:e17452. [PMID: 38970373 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
Abstract
In migratory animals, high mobility may reduce population structure through increased dispersal and enable adaptive responses to environmental change, whereas rigid migratory routines predict low dispersal, increased structure, and limited flexibility to respond to change. We explore the global population structure and phylogeographic history of the bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica, a migratory shorebird known for making the longest non-stop flights of any landbird. Using nextRAD sequencing of 14,318 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and scenario-testing in an Approximate Bayesian Computation framework, we infer that bar-tailed godwits existed in two main lineages at the last glacial maximum, when much of their present-day breeding range persisted in a vast, unglaciated Siberian-Beringian refugium, followed by admixture of these lineages in the eastern Palearctic. Subsequently, population structure developed at both longitudinal extremes: in the east, a genetic cline exists across latitude in the Alaska breeding range of subspecies L. l. baueri; in the west, one lineage diversified into three extant subspecies L. l. lapponica, taymyrensis, and yamalensis, the former two of which migrate through previously glaciated western Europe. In the global range of this long-distance migrant, we found evidence of both (1) fidelity to rigid behavioural routines promoting fine-scale geographic population structure (in the east) and (2) flexibility to colonise recently available migratory flyways and non-breeding areas (in the west). Our results suggest that cultural traditions in highly mobile vertebrates can override the expected effects of high dispersal ability on population structure, and provide insights for the evolution and flexibility of some of the world's longest migrations.
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- Jesse R Conklin
- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- BirdEyes, Centre for Global Ecological Change at the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- BirdEyes, Centre for Global Ecological Change at the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Zoology and Ecology Group, School of Food Technology and Natural Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- BirdEyes, Centre for Global Ecological Change at the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Zoological Museum, Moscow MV Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Audubon Canyon Ranch, Cypress Grove Research Center, Marshall, California, USA
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- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- BirdEyes, Centre for Global Ecological Change at the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands
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- MiVEGEC, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Gombobaatar S, Ususkhjargal D, Yosef R. A Review of the Conservation Status of Shorebirds in Mongolia. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1752. [PMID: 38929371 PMCID: PMC11200732 DOI: 10.3390/ani14121752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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We present the first comprehensive review of 62 migratory shorebird species in Mongolia, covering their ecological status, IUCN assessments at regional or national levels, population trends, threats, and conservation measures. Mongolia hosts a total of 62 shorebird species from twenty-two genera and seven families, with six species classified as globally threatened: the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing, the Endangered Siberian Sandplover, the Far Eastern Curlew, the Great Knot, and the Vulnerable Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper. Both national and global IUCN Red List assessments highlight Mongolia's significance as a breeding and passage migrating site for globally threatened and Near-Threatened shorebirds. Species richness is higher in northern regions compared to the south, with the highest diversity found in areas with complex aquatic ecosystems. Global population trends indicate a decline in 61% of species, with 18% remaining stable, 16% of unknown status, and 5% increasing. At the national level, most species are stable (61%), 34% status is unknown, and 5% are decreasing. Anthropogenic-induced threats, including habitat loss and degradation, pollution, disturbance, and harvesting, pose significant risks to 69% of species, while natural disasters affect 11%. Additionally, 8% of species are impacted by accidental mortality and intrinsic factors, and 5% by changes in native species. Despite these threats, no specific conservation action plans exist for shorebirds in Mongolia. However, general conservation measures are in place, such as environmental and fauna protection laws, regulations on foreign trade in endangered species, and the establishment of protected areas under governmental resolutions. Mongolia also participates in international conventions like the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Ramsar, and Migratory Species (CMS), and has developed national red lists, red books, and publications such as "A Summary Conservation Action Plan for Mongolian Birds", "Important Bird Areas" to support conservation efforts.
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- Sundev Gombobaatar
- Biology Department, School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia and Mongolian Ornithological Society, Ikh Surguuliin Gudamj 1, Ulaanbaatar 210646A, Mongolia;
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- Biology Department, School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia and Mongolian Ornithological Society, Ikh Surguuliin Gudamj 1, Ulaanbaatar 210646A, Mongolia;
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- Eilat Campus, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Eilat 8810201, Israel
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Ding P, Song Z, Liu Y, Halimubieke N, Székely T, Shi L. Nesting Habitat Suitability of the Kentish Plover in the Arid Lands of Xinjiang, China. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3369. [PMID: 37958123 PMCID: PMC10648522 DOI: 10.3390/ani13213369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Understanding the main ecological factors of the nesting habitat of shorebirds is of great significance in relation to their protection and habitat management. Habitat loss and change due to a lack of water threaten the biodiversity of shorebirds, with impacts likely to be most pronounced in arid lands. We collected the data of 144 nesting sites and 10 ecological factors during the breeding season from April to July each year in 2019 and 2020 in nine river districts in Xinjiang. The MaxEnt model was applied to assess the suitability of nesting habitats for Kentish plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) in the study area to examine the main factors affecting their nesting habitat. The most suitable nesting habitats are mostly distributed in plain reservoirs in the middle part of the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains, Ebinur Lake and its eastern position in the southwestern Junggar Basin, near Ulungur Lake of the Ulungur river area and the southern Irtysh river area. The distance from water, normalized difference vegetation index, mean temperature of the breeding season, slope, and land use were the main factors affecting the nesting habitat selection of Kentish plovers. It was found that the proportion of suitable nesting habitat protected for the Kentish plovers in the study area was low (851.66 km2), accounting for only 11.02% of the total suitable nesting habitat area. In view of the scarcity and importance of water bodies in arid lands and the lack of protection for Kentish plovers at present, it is suggested to strengthen the conservation and management of the regional shorebirds and their habitats by regulating and optimizing the allocation of water resources.
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- Peng Ding
- College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China;
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment Biology, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; (Z.S.); (Y.L.)
- Comparative Socioecology Group, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, 78467 Konstanz, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; (Z.S.); (Y.L.)
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- Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA1 7AY, UK; (N.H.); (T.S.)
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- Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA1 7AY, UK; (N.H.); (T.S.)
- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China;
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment Biology, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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Jiang X, Liu WJ, Zhu YZ, Cao YT, Yang XM, Geng Y, Zhang FJ, Sun RQ, Jia RW, Yan CL, Zhang YY, Li ZH. Impacts of Climate Changes on Geographic Distribution of Primula filchnerae, an Endangered Herb in China. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3561. [PMID: 37896023 PMCID: PMC10610284 DOI: 10.3390/plants12203561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Primula filchnerae, an endangered plant endemic to China, has drawn people's attention in recent years due to its ornamental value in flower. It was rarely recorded since being described in 1902, but it was rediscovered in 2009 and is now known from a limited number of sites located in Hubei and Shaanxi Provinces. Since the species is still poorly known, a number of unanswered questions arise related to it: How has P. filchnerae responded to past climate change and how might it respond in the future? Why was P. filchmerae so rarely collected during the past century? We assembled geographic coordinates for P. filchnerae through the field surveys and website searches, and then used a maximum entropy model (MaxEnt) to simulate its potential suitable distribution in six periods with varied carbon emission levels by combining bioclimatic and environmental factors. MaxEnt showed that Min Temperature of the Coldest Month (bio6) and Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter (bio19) affected P. filchnerae's distribution most, with an aggregate contribution >60% and suitable ranges above -5 °C and below 40 mm, respectively. We also analyzed potential habitat distribution in various periods with differing impacts of climate change compared to today's suitable habitats, and in most cases, Shaanxi and Sichuan remained the most stable areas and with possible expansion to the north under various carbon emission scenarios, but the 2050s SSP5-8.5 scenario may be an exception. Moreover, we used MaxEnt to evaluate population shifts, with various scenarios indicating that geometric center would be concentrated in Sichuan Province in China. Finally, conservation strategies are suggested, including the creation of protected areas, long-term monitoring, raising public awareness of plant conservation, situ conservation measures, assisted migration, and species introduction. This study demonstrates how P. filchnerae may have adapted to changes in different periods and provides a scientific basis for germplasm conservation and management.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (X.J.); (W.-J.L.); (Y.-T.C.); (X.-M.Y.); (Y.G.); (F.-J.Z.); (R.-Q.S.)
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Miller MWC, Lovvorn JR, Graff NR, Stellrecht NC, Plesh SP. Prey availability and foraging activity by tundra-nesting sea ducks: Strong preference for specific wetland types. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10375. [PMID: 37745786 PMCID: PMC10511831 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Wetlands in Arctic tundra support abundant breeding waterbirds. Wetland types differing in area, depth, vegetation, and invertebrate biomass density may vary in importance to birds, and in vulnerability to climate change. We studied availability and use of different wetland types by prelaying females of four species of sea ducks (Mergini) breeding on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA: long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) and Steller's (Polysticta stelleri), spectacled (Somateria fischeri), and king eiders (Somateria spectabilis). All four species preferred shallow vegetated wetlands versus deeper lakes. The ducks spent almost all their active time feeding, but their occurrence in different wetland types was not affected by the relative biomass density of known prey or of all invertebrates that we sampled combined. Sea ducks strongly preferred wetlands dominated by emergent and submersed Arctophila fulva over those dominated by the sedge Carex aquatilis, despite the much greater number, total area, and invertebrate biomass density of Carex wetlands. The hens depend heavily on local invertebrate prey for protein to produce eggs; thus, their preference for Arctophila wetlands likely reflects greater accessibility of prey in the near-surface canopy and detritus of Arctophila. Such shallow wetlands decreased substantially in number (-17%) and area (-30%) over 62 years before 2013 and appear highly susceptible to further declines with climate warming. Impacts on sea ducks of climate-driven changes in availability of important wetland types will depend on their adaptability in exploiting alternative wetlands.
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- Micah W. C. Miller
- Department of Zoology and Center for EcologySouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleIllinoisUSA
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field OfficeFairbanksAlaskaUSA
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- Department of Zoology and Center for EcologySouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleIllinoisUSA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field OfficeFairbanksAlaskaUSA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field OfficeFairbanksAlaskaUSA
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- Department of Zoology and Center for EcologySouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleIllinoisUSA
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Freeman SL, Luff KM, Gurney KEB. Good neighbors? Does aggregation of nests in an Arctic-breeding shorebird influence daily survival rates? Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10137. [PMID: 37361900 PMCID: PMC10284808 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Our current understanding of the factors that influence where birds nest is incomplete, yet such information is important for accurate demographic assessments. To address questions related to spatial distributions of shorebird nests and to evaluate factors that may affect nest distribution in these species, during 2017 and 2019, we studied a small population of semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla breeding in the Central Canadian Arctic, near the Karrak Lake Research Station, in Nunavut. The spatial distribution of semipalmated sandpiper nests at this site suggested loose aggregation, with median nearest neighbor distances of 73.8 m and 92.0 m in 2017 and 2019, respectively, while no nests were detected on mainland areas in the vicinity. Evidence for the influence of nesting distribution on the daily survival rate of nests, however, was mixed. Neither nearest neighbor distance nor local nest density had a significant effect on daily nest survival in 2017, but in 2019, the best approximating model included an effect of local nest density, which indicated that nests in areas of high density had reduced survival rates. Contrary to other studies assessing settlement and nest site selection in semipalmated sandpipers, the spatial distribution of nests in this population demonstrates aggregation in an otherwise territorial species, but suggests that aggregated nesting can impose a cost on nest survival under certain conditions.
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- Water Security Agency, Ecological and Habitat AssessmentSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanada
- Department of BiologyUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanada
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanada
- Science & Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)SaskatoonSaskatchewanCanada
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Plesh SP, Lovvorn JR, Miller MWC. Organic matter sources and flows in tundra wetland food webs. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286368. [PMID: 37235582 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Arctic lowland tundra is often dominated by wetlands. As numbers and types of these wetlands change with climate warming, their invertebrate biomass and assemblages may also be affected. Increased influx of nutrients and dissolved organic matter (DOM) from thawing peat may alter the relative availability of organic matter (OM) sources, differentially affecting taxa with disparate dependence on those sources. In five shallow wetland types (<40 to 110 cm deep) and in littoral zones of deeper lakes (>150 cm), we used stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) to compare contributions of four OM sources (periphytic microalgae, cyanobacteria, macrophytes, peat) to the diets of nine macroinvertebrate taxa. Living macrophytes were not distinguishable isotopically from peat that likely contributed most DOM. Within invertebrate taxa, relative OM contributions were similar among all wetland types except deeper lakes. Physidae snails consumed substantial amounts of OM from cyanobacteria. However, for all other taxa examined, microalgae were the dominant or a major OM source (39-82%, mean 59%) in all wetland types except deeper lakes (20‒62%, mean 31%). Macrophytes and macrophyte-derived peat, likely consumed mostly indirectly as DOM-supported bacteria, ranged from 18‒61% (mean 41%) of ultimate OM sources in all wetland types except deeper lakes (38-80%, mean 69%). Invertebrate consumption of microalgal C may often have involved bacterial intermediates, or a mix of algae with bacteria consuming peat-derived OM. High production of periphyton with very low δ13C values were favored by continuous daylight illuminating shallow depths, high N and P levels, and high CO2 concentrations from bacterial respiration of peat-derived DOM. Although relative OM sources were similar across wetland types except deeper lakes, total invertebrate biomass was much higher in shallow wetlands with emergent vegetation. Impacts of warming on the availability of invertebrate prey to waterbirds will likely depend not on shifts in OM sources, but more on changes in overall number or area of shallow emergent wetlands.
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- Steven P Plesh
- School of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
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Teng J, Xia S, Liu Y, Duan H, Yu X, Chen J. An integrated model for prediction of hydrologic anomalies for habitat suitability of overwintering geese in a large floodplain wetland, China. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 331:117239. [PMID: 36638722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Climate anomalies and increasing human activities cause a high frequency of extreme hydrological events in wetlands, which has put waterbirds under greater survival pressure than ever. Therefore, it is crucial to predict the impact of this phenomenon on the habitat suitability of waterbirds. This study investigated the response of the goose distribution probability to hydrological variations using the flood duration index (FD), enhanced vegetation index (EVI), and waterbirds GPS tracking data in Poyang Lake. An overwintering geese habitat suitability index (HSI) is built based on the FD, EVI, and threat index and verifies the accuracy of the model simulation. Then, the effects of drought and flood on the goose habitat especially sub-lakes with different connectivity were analyzed. The findings reveal that in dry and flood years, geese will broaden their range of feeding vegetation (more fresh or mature vegetation) in response to environmental deterioration. Both drought and flood can lead to a decline in the HSI, especially flood. Connected sub-lakes are more vulnerable to hydrological anomalies than controlled sub-lakes. This research establishes a scientific foundation for floodplain wetland hydrology management and waterbird conservation.
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- Jiakun Teng
- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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- Office of Poyang Lake Water Control Project Construction of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330009, China
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Anderson CM, Fahrig L, Rausch J, Martin J, Daufresne T, Smith PA. Climate-related range shifts in Arctic-breeding shorebirds. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9797. [PMID: 36778838 PMCID: PMC9905660 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Aim To test whether the occupancy of shorebirds has changed in the eastern Canadian Arctic, and whether these changes could indicate that shorebird distributions are shifting in response to long-term climate change. Location Foxe Basin and Rasmussen Lowlands, Nunavut, Canada. Methods We used a unique set of observations, made 25 years apart, using general linear models to test if there was a relationship between changes in shorebird species' occupancy and their species temperature Index, a simple version of a species climate envelope. Results Changes in occupancy and density varied widely across species, with some increasing and some decreasing. This is despite that overall population trends are known to be negative for all of these species based on surveys during migration. The changes in occupancy that we observed were positively related to the species temperature index, such that the warmer-breeding species appear to be moving into these regions, while colder-breeding species appear to be shifting out of the regions, likely northward. Main Conclusions Our results suggest that we should be concerned about declining breeding habitat availability for bird species whose current breeding ranges are centered on higher and colder latitudes.
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- Christine M. Anderson
- Department of Biology, Geomatics and Landscape Ecology LaboratoryCarleton UniversityOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Department of Biology, Geomatics and Landscape Ecology LaboratoryCarleton UniversityOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Canadian Wildlife ServiceEnvironment and Climate Change CanadaYellowknifeNorthwest TerritoriesCanada
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- Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et ÉvolutiveCNRSMontpellier Cedex 5France
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- Wildlife Research DivisionEnvironment and Climate Change CanadaOttawaOntarioCanada
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Santos CD, Catry T, Dias MP, Granadeiro JP. Global changes in coastal wetlands of importance for non-breeding shorebirds. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159707. [PMID: 36306834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Shorebird declines are occurring worldwide but the causes are not fully understood. Recent literature suggests that the deterioration of habitat quality at their non-breeding areas, mostly located in temperate and tropical coastal wetlands, might be a major contributing factor. However, most studies carried out so far tend to be restricted to a few regions. Remote sensing can help correct such geographical bias on knowledge by providing a standardized approach on how shorebird habitats have been changing over the last few decades at a global scale. Here we analyzed time series of remote sensing classifications of tidal flats and land cover to quantify worldwide habitat changes in coastal Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) relevant for non-breeding shorebirds over the last two decades. Globally, supratidal areas (used as roosting habitat) have changed more significantly than tidal flats (used as feeding habitat). Yet, we found striking losses of tidal flats in IBAs distributed in several regions of the East Asian - Australasian Flyway. At supratidal areas, there was a general expansion of marshland, grassland and urban areas, contrasting with a decline of barren land, woodland and cropland. The expansion of marshland occurred in IBAs of most regions of the world. Urban areas also expanded consistently in supratidal areas within the most populated regions of the world. The loss of barren land is particularly concerning as it may translate into a loss of high-quality roosts and it was highly frequent in IBAs of all migratory flyways. Overall, our results confirm the large losses of shorebird habitat in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway reported in the literature, and highlight unreported generalized changes in supratidal habitats, such as the expansion of marshland and the loss of barren land, that may have negative implications for shorebirds, deserving further research and consideration in conservation programs.
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- Carlos D Santos
- CESAM Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany; Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Correa 01, Guamá, 66075-110 Belém, Brazil.
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- CESAM Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- cE3c Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Department of Animal Biology, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- CESAM Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Tucker AM, McGowan CP, Nuse BL, Lyons JE, Moore CT, Smith DR, Sweka JA, Anstead KA, DeRose‐Wilson A, Clark NA. Estimating recruitment rate and population dynamics at a migratory stopover site using an integrated population model. Ecosphere 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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- Anna M. Tucker
- U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA
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- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Ft. Collins Colorado USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge Laurel Maryland USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center at Leetown Kearneysville West Virginia USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Fishery Center Lamar Pennsylvania USA
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Anderson CM, Fahrig L, Rausch J, Smith PA. Climate variables are not the dominant predictor of Arctic shorebird distributions. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285115. [PMID: 37195973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Competing theoretical perspectives about whether or not climate is the dominant factor influencing species' distributions at large spatial scales have important consequences when habitat suitability models are used to address conservation problems. In this study, we tested how much variables in addition to climate help to explain habitat suitability for Arctic-breeding shorebirds. To do this we model species occupancy using path analyses, which allow us to estimate the indirect effects of climate on other predictor variables, such as land cover. We also use deviance partitioning to quantify the total relative importance of climate versus additional predictors in explaining species occupancy. We found that individual land cover variables are often stronger predictors than the direct and indirect effects of climate combined. In models with both climate and additional variables, on average the additional variables accounted for 57% of the explained deviance, independent of shared effects with the climate variables. Our results support the idea that climate-only models may offer incomplete descriptions of current and future habitat suitability and can lead to incorrect conclusions about the size and location of suitable habitat. These conclusions could have important management implications for designating protected areas and assessing threats like climate change and human development.
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- Christine M Anderson
- Department of Biology, Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
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- Wildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Clements SJ, Loghry JP, Ballard BM, Weegman MD. Carry‐over effects of weather and decision‐making on nest success of a migratory shorebird. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9581. [PMCID: PMC9745104 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Sarah J. Clements
- School of Natural Resources University of Missouri Columbia Missouri USA
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- Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University Kingsville Texas USA
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- Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University Kingsville Texas USA
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- School of Natural Resources University of Missouri Columbia Missouri USA
- Department of Biology University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
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Jiang F, Zhang J, Song P, Qin W, Wang H, Cai Z, Gao H, Liu D, Li B, Zhang T. Identifying priority reserves favors the sustainable development of wild ungulates and the construction of Sanjiangyuan National Park. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9464. [DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Feng Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics Xining Qinghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics Xining Qinghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture Qinghai University Xining Qinghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics Xining Qinghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining Qinghai China
- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics Xining Qinghai China
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Zhu B, Verhoeven MA, Velasco N, Sanchez‐Aguilar L, Zhang Z, Piersma T. Current breeding distributions and predicted range shifts under climate change in two subspecies of Black-tailed Godwits in Asia. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2022; 28:5416-5426. [PMID: 35716047 PMCID: PMC9544271 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Habitat loss and shifts associated with climate change threaten global biodiversity, with impacts likely to be most pronounced at high latitudes. With the disappearance of the tundra breeding habitats, migratory shorebirds that breed at these high latitudes are likely to be even more vulnerable to climate change than those in temperate regions. We examined this idea using new distributional information on two subspecies of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa in Asia: the northerly, bog-breeding L. l. bohaii and the more southerly, steppe-breeding L. l. melanuroides. Based on breeding locations of tagged and molecularly assayed birds, we modelled the current breeding distributions of the two subspecies with species distribution models, tested those models for robustness and then used them to predict climatically suitable breeding ranges in 2070 according to bioclimatic variables and different climate change scenarios. Our models were robust and showed that climate change is expected to push bohaii into the northern rim of the Eurasian continent. Melanuroides is also expected to shift northward, stopping in the Yablonovyy and Stanovoy Ranges, and breeding elevation is expected to increase. Climatically suitable breeding habitat ranges would shrink to 16% and 11% of the currently estimated ranges of bohaii and melanuroides, respectively. Overall, this study provides the first predictions for the future distributions of two little-known Black-tailed Godwit subspecies and highlights the importance of factoring in shifts in bird distribution when designing climate-proof conservation strategies.
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- Bing‐Run Zhu
- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life SciencesUniversity of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
- Hunan Global Messenger Technology Co., Ltd. HunanChangshaChina
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW)WageningenNetherlands
- RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, The LodgeSandyUK
- Department of Coastal SystemsNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchDen BurgThe Netherlands
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- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life SciencesUniversity of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Instituto de Ecología y BiodiversidadFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad de ChileSantiagoChile
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- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life SciencesUniversity of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Facultad de ArtesUniversidad de Costa RicaSan JoséCosta Rica
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- Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life SciencesUniversity of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Department of Coastal SystemsNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchDen BurgThe Netherlands
- CEAAF Centre for East Asian‐Australasian Flyway StudiesBeijing Forestry UniversityBeijingChina
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Smith HG, Bean DC, Clarke RH, Loyn R, Larkins JA, Hassell C, Greenhill AR. Presence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli, Enterococcusspp. and Salmonellasp. in 12 species of Australian shorebirds and terns. Zoonoses Public Health 2022; 69:615-624. [PMID: 35460193 PMCID: PMC9544147 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Antibiotic resistance is an ongoing threat to both human and animal health. Migratory birds are a potential vector for the spread of novel pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes. To date, there has been no comprehensive study investigating the presence of antibiotic resistance (AMR) in the bacteria of Australian shorebirds or terns. In the current study, 1022 individual birds representing 12 species were sampled across three states of Australia (Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia) and tested for the presence of phenotypically resistant strains of three bacteria with potential to be zoonotic pathogens; Escherichia coli, Enterococcusspp., and Salmonellasp. In total, 206 E. coli, 266 Enterococcusspp., and 20 Salmonellasp. isolates were recovered, with AMR detected in 42% of E. coli, 85% of Enterococcusspp., and 10% of Salmonellasp. Phenotypic resistance was commonly detected to erythromycin (79% of Enterococcusspp.), ciprofloxacin (31% of Enterococcusspp.) and streptomycin (21% of E. coli). Resident birds were more likely to carry AMR bacteria than migratory birds (p ≤ .001). Bacteria isolated from shorebirds and terns are commonly resistant to at least one antibiotic, suggesting that wild bird populations serve as a potential reservoir and vector for AMR bacteria. However, globally emerging phenotypes of multidrug‐resistant bacteria were not detected in Australian shorebirds. This study provides baseline data of the carriage of AMR bacteria in Australian shorebirds and terns.
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- Hannah G Smith
- Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, Churchill, Australia
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- Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, Churchill, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, Churchill, Australia.,School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Federation University, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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- Global Flyway Network, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.,Australasian Wader Studies Group, Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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- Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, Churchill, Australia
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Akhil Prakash E, Hromádková T, Jabir T, Vipindas PV, Krishnan KP, Mohamed Hatha AA, Briedis M. Dissemination of multidrug resistant bacteria to the polar environment - Role of the longest migratory bird Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 815:152727. [PMID: 34974001 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The ever-increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria(ARB), primarily due to the frequent use and misuse of antibiotics, is an issue of serious global concern. Migratory birds have a significant role in dissemination of ARB, as they acquire resistant bacteria from reservoirs and transport them to other environments which are relatively less influenced by anthropogenically. We have investigated the prevalence of ARB in a long-distance migratory bird, the Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) captured from the Svalbard Archipelago. The birds were tagged with geolocators to track their extraordinary long migration, and the cloacal samples were collected before the migration and after the migration by recapturing the same birds. The tracking of 12 birds revealed that during the annual cycle they underwent a total of 166 stopovers (11-18, mean = 3.8) and recovery points along the Atlantic Ocean. Twelve major bacterial genera were identified from Arctic tern cloacal samples, which are dominated by Staphylococcus spp. and Aerococcus spp. The bacterial isolates showed resistance against 16 antibiotics (before migration) and 17 antibiotics (after migration) out of 17 antibiotics tested. Resistance to β-lactam and quinolone class of antibiotics were frequent among the bacteria. The study highlights the potential role of Arctic tern in the dissemination of multidrug resistant bacteria across far and wide destinations, especially to the polar environments.
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- E Akhil Prakash
- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682 016, India.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Centre for Polar Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Government of India), Headland Sada, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403 804, India.
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- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Government of India), Headland Sada, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403 804, India
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- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Government of India), Headland Sada, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403 804, India; CUSAT-NCPOR Centre for Polar Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682 016, India
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682 016, India; CUSAT-NCPOR Centre for Polar Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682 016, India.
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- Department of Bird Migration, Swiss Ornithological Institute, 6204 Sempach, Switzerland; Lab of Ornithology, Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, 1004 Riga, Latvia
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Kaasiku T, Rannap R, Männil P. Predation‐mediated edge effects reduce survival of wader nests at a wet grassland‐forest edge. Anim Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- T. Kaasiku
- Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Nature Department Estonian Environmental Agency Tallinn Estonia
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Conklin JR, Verkuil YI, Battley PF, Hassell CJ, Ten Horn J, Johnson JA, Tomkovich PS, Baker AJ, Piersma T, Fontaine MC. Global flyway evolution in red knots Calidris canutus and genetic evidence for a Nearctic refugium. Mol Ecol 2022; 31:2124-2139. [PMID: 35106871 PMCID: PMC9545425 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Present‐day ecology and population structure are the legacies of past climate and habitat perturbations, and this is particularly true for species that are widely distributed at high latitudes. The red knot, Calidris canutus, is an arctic‐breeding, long‐distance migratory shorebird with six recognized subspecies defined by differences in morphology, migration behavior, and annual cycle phenology, in a global distribution thought to have arisen just since the last glacial maximum (LGM). We used nextRAD sequencing of 10,881 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to assess the neutral genetic structure and phylogeographic history of 172 red knots representing all known global breeding populations. Using population genetics approaches, including model‐based scenario‐testing in an approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) framework, we infer that red knots derive from two main lineages that diverged ca. 34,000 years ago, and thus most probably persisted at the LGM in both Palearctic and Nearctic refugia, followed by at least two instances of secondary contact and admixture. Within two Beringian subspecies (C. c. roselaari and rogersi), we detected previously unknown genetic structure among sub‐populations sharing a migratory flyway, reflecting additional complexity in the phylogeographic history of the region. Conversely, we found very weak genetic differentiation between two Nearctic populations (rufa and islandica) with clearly divergent migratory phenotypes and little or no apparent contact throughout the annual cycle. Together, these results suggest that relative gene flow among migratory populations reflects a complex interplay of historical, geographical, and ecological factors.
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- Jesse R Conklin
- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife and Ecology Group, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Global Flyway Network, PO Box 3089, Broome, WA, 6725, Australia
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- Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB, Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, MS 201, Anchorage, Alaska, 99503, USA
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- Zoological Museum, Moscow MV Lomonosov State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str. 6, Moscow, 125009, Russia
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- Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6, Canada
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB, Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC, Groningen, The Netherlands.,MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France.,Montpellier Ecology and Evolution of Diseases Network (MEEDiN), Montpellier, France
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Analysis of Conservation Gaps and Landscape Connectivity for Snow Leopard in Qilian Mountains of China. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14031638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Human modification and habitat fragmentation have a substantial influence on large carnivores, which need extensive, contiguous habitats to survive in a landscape. The establishment of protected areas is an effective way to offer protection for carnivore populations by buffering them from anthropogenic impacts. In this study, we used MaxEnt to model habitat suitability and to identify conservation gaps for snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in the Qilian Mountains of China, and then assessed the impact of highways/railways and their corridors on habitat connectivity using a graph-based landscape connectivity model. Our results indicated that the study area had 51,137 km2 of potentially suitable habitat for snow leopards and that there were four protection gaps outside of Qilian Mountain National Park. The findings revealed that the investigated highway and railway resulted in a decrease in connectivity at a regional scale, and that corridor development might enhance regional connectivity, which strengthens the capacity of central habitat patches to act as stepping stones and improve connections between western and eastern habitat patches. This study emphasized the need for assessing the impact of highways and railways, as well as their role in corridor development, on species’ connectivity. Based on our results, we provide some detailed recommendations for designing protection action plans for effectively protecting snow leopard habitat and increasing habitat connectivity.
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Swift K, Williams E, Marzluff J. An observational analysis of Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) foraging and caching ecology in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. CAN J ZOOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2021-0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Arctic and subarctic wildlife are among the most vulnerable species to climate change. Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1776)) are generalist residents of northern boreal forests and scatter-hoard food to insulate against food scarcity during winter. Unlike most scatter-hoarders, however, Canada Jays primarily cache perishable food, rendering their caches more susceptible to climate change induced degradation and loss. Here we use a mostly noninvasive approach to document Canada Jay foraging ecology among a population in interior Alaska, USA, including the types of food acquired, foraging and caching rates, and cache longevity and loss. We also tested for associations between foraging and caching rates with reproductive metrics to assess possible relationships among food and productivity. We found that Canada Jays have a varied diet that changed seasonally, and responded to a record-setting warm spring by directing foraging efforts away from cache recovery and towards the emergence of fresh food. We did not find evidence for relationships between foraging and caching rate with reproductive output, possibly owing to small sample sizes. We found that caches were recovered quickly (<4 weeks) and frequently lost to conspecific and heterospecific competitors. Our study suggests that Canada Jays may be better poised to respond to changes in cache integrity and food availability than has been previously recognized.
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- K.N. Swift
- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Watts BD, Smith FM, Hines C, Duval L, Hamilton DJ, Keyes T, Paquet J, Pirie-Dominix L, Rausch J, Truitt B, Winn B, Woodard P. The annual cycle for whimbrel populations using the Western Atlantic Flyway. PLoS One 2022; 16:e0260339. [PMID: 34972114 PMCID: PMC8719713 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Many long-distance migratory birds use habitats that are scattered across continents and confront hazards throughout the annual cycle that may be population-limiting. Identifying where and when populations spend their time is fundamental to effective management. We tracked 34 adult whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) from two breeding populations (Mackenzie Delta and Hudson Bay) with satellite transmitters to document the structure of their annual cycles. The two populations differed in their use of migratory pathways and their seasonal schedules. Mackenzie Delta whimbrels made long (22,800 km) loop migrations with different autumn and spring routes. Hudson Bay whimbrels made shorter (17,500 km) and more direct migrations along the same route during autumn and spring. The two populations overlap on the winter grounds and within one spring staging area. Mackenzie Delta whimbrels left the breeding ground, arrived on winter grounds, left winter grounds and arrived on spring staging areas earlier compared to whimbrels from Hudson Bay. For both populations, migration speed was significantly higher during spring compared to autumn migration. Faster migration was achieved by having fewer and shorter stopovers en route. We identified five migratory staging areas including four that were used during autumn and two that were used during spring. Whimbrels tracked for multiple years had high (98%) fidelity to staging areas. We documented dozens of locations where birds stopped for short periods along nearly all migration routes. The consistent use of very few staging areas suggests that these areas are integral to the annual cycle of both populations and have high conservation value.
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- Bryan D. Watts
- Center for Conservation Biology, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America
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- Center for Conservation Biology, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America
- Non-Game Conservation Section, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
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- Center for Conservation Biology, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America
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- Center for Conservation Biology, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America
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- Non-Game Conservation Section, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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- The Nature Conservancy’s Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve, Nassawadox, Virginia, United States of America
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- Manoment Inc., Manomet, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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Davidson SC, Ruhs EC. Understanding the dynamics of Arctic animal migrations in a changing world. ANIMAL MIGRATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/ami-2020-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This is submitted as an introduction to the special collection on, “Arctic Migrations in a Changing World”.
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- Sarah C. Davidson
- Department of Animal Migration , Max Plank Institute of Animal Behavior , Radolfzell , Germany ; Department of Biology , University of Konstanz , Konstanz , Germany Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH, USA
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Lameris TK, Hoekendijk J, Aarts G, Aarts A, Allen AM, Bienfait L, Bijleveld AI, Bongers MF, Brasseur S, Chan YC, de Ferrante F, de Gelder J, Derksen H, Dijkgraaf L, Dijkhuis LR, Dijkstra S, Elbertsen G, Ernsten R, Foxen T, Gaarenstroom J, Gelhausen A, van Gils JA, Grosscurt S, Grundlehner A, Hertlein ML, van Heumen AJ, Heurman M, Huffeldt NP, Hutter WH, Kamstra YJJ, Keij F, van Kempen S, Keurntjes G, Knap H, Loonstra AJ, Nolet BA, Nuijten RJ, Mattijssen D, Oosterhoff H, Paarlberg N, Parekh M, Pattyn J, Polak C, Quist Y, Ras S, Reneerkens J, Ruth S, van der Schaar E, Schroen G, Spikman F, van Velzen J, Voorn E, Vos J, Wang D, Westdijk W, Wind M, Zhemchuzhnikov MK, van Langevelde F. Migratory vertebrates shift migration timing and distributions in a warming Arctic. ANIMAL MIGRATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/ami-2020-0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Climate warming in the Arctic has led to warmer and earlier springs, and as a result, many food resources for migratory animals become available earlier in the season, as well as become distributed further northwards. To optimally profit from these resources, migratory animals are expected to arrive earlier in the Arctic, as well as shift their own spatial distributions northwards. Here, we review literature to assess whether Arctic migratory birds and mammals already show shifts in migration timing or distribution in response to the warming climate. Distribution shifts were most prominent in marine mammals, as expected from observed northward shifts of their resources. At least for many bird species, the ability to shift distributions is likely constrained by available habitat further north. Shifts in timing have been shown in many species of terrestrial birds and ungulates, as well as for polar bears. Within species, we found strong variation in shifts in timing and distributions between populations. Ou r review thus shows that many migratory animals display shifts in migration timing and spatial distribution in reaction to a warming Arctic. Importantly, we identify large knowledge gaps especially concerning distribution shifts and timing of autumn migration, especially for marine mammals. Our understanding of how migratory animals respond to climate change appears to be mostly limited by the lack of long-term monitoring studies.
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- Thomas K. Lameris
- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands ; Department of Animal Ecology , Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) , Wageningen , the Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
- Wageningen Marine Research , Wage-ningen University and Research , Den Helder , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology , Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) , Wageningen , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Wageningen Marine Research , Wage-ningen University and Research , Den Helder , the Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES) , University of Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES) , University of Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Greenland Institute of Natural Resources , Nuuk , Greenland & Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Bioscience , Aarhus University , Roskilde , Denmark
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology , Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) , Wageningen , the Netherlands
- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, Department of Zoology , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems , NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research , Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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Abu Seri N, Abd Rahman A. Impact of Climate Change on Migratory Birds in Asia. PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 29. [DOI: 10.47836/pjst.29.4.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Climate change is not something that has never happened before. However, it has recently been reported that climate change has affected living things such as humans, animals and plants. Among the animals that may be vulnerable to the effects of climate change are migratory bird species. Therefore, this review paper will emphasise the checklist of migratory bird species found to be affected by climate change. Data for bird migration species in Asia are obtained from the Birdlife Data Zone. At the same time, the data for Global land surface temperature (1910-2020) and Asia land surface temperature (1910-2020) were taken from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Environmental information. These papers showed that climate warming could affect species differently, but there are still species from certain populations not affected at all. This paper also reviewed that approximately 169 species of migratory birds in Asia are affected by climate change and severe weather. Of the total, 5 species (2.96%) are critically endangered, 8 (4.73%) endangered, 21 (12.43%) vulnerable, 27 (15.98%) near threatened and 123 (63.91%) least concern.
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Basel AM, Simaika JP, Samways MJ, Midgley GF, MacFadyen S, Hui C. Assemblage reorganization of South African dragonflies due to climate change. DIVERS DISTRIB 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Ashleigh M. Basel
- Biodiversity Informatics Unit Department of Mathematical Sciences Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
- Centre for Invasion Biology Faculty of Sciences Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
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- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Delft The Netherlands
- Department of Soil Science Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
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- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
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- Biodiversity Informatics Unit Department of Mathematical Sciences Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
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- Biodiversity Informatics Unit Department of Mathematical Sciences Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
- Centre for Invasion Biology Faculty of Sciences Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa
- Theoretical Ecology Group African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Cape Town South Africa
- International Initiative for Theoretical Ecology London UK
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Kubelka V, Sandercock BK, Székely T, Freckleton RP. Animal migration to northern latitudes: environmental changes and increasing threats. Trends Ecol Evol 2021; 37:30-41. [PMID: 34579979 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Every year, many wild animals undertake long-distance migration to breed in the north, taking advantage of seasonally high pulses in food supply, fewer parasites, and lower predation pressure in comparison with equatorial latitudes. Growing evidence suggests that climate-change-induced phenological mismatches have reduced food availability. Furthermore, novel pathogens and parasites are spreading northwards, and nest or offspring predation has increased at many Arctic and northern temperate locations. Altered trophic interactions have decreased the reproductive success and survival of migratory animals. Reduced advantages for long-distance migration have potentially serious consequences for community structure and ecosystem function. Changes in the benefits of migration need to be integrated into projections of population and ecosystem dynamics and targeted by innovative conservation actions.
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- Vojtěch Kubelka
- School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; Department of Zoology and Centre for Polar Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, České Budějovice, 370 05, Czech Republic; Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary; Department of Biodiversity Research, Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Bělidla 986/4a, Brno, 603 00, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Høgskoleringen 9, Trondheim, 7485, Norway
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- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary; Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
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Shifting of the Migration Route of White-Naped Crane (Antigone vipio) Due to Wetland Loss in China. REMOTE SENSING 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/rs13152984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the last 15 years, the west population of white-naped crane (Antigone vipio) decreased dramatically despite the enhanced conservation actions in both breeding and wintering areas. Recent studies highlighted the importance of protecting the integrity of movement connectivity for migratory birds. Widespread and rapid landcover changes may exceed the adaptive capacity of migrants, leading to the collapse of migratory networks. In this study, using satellite tracking data, we modeled and characterized the migration routes of the white-naped crane at three spatial levels (core area, migratory corridor, and migratory path) based on the utilization distribution for two eras (1990s and 2010s) spanning 20 years. Our analysis demonstrated that the white-naped crane shifted its migratory route, which is supported by other lines of evidences. The widespread loss of wetlands, especially within the stopover sites, might have caused this behavioral adaptation. Moreover, our analysis indicated that the long-term sustainability of the new route is untested and likely to be questionable. Therefore, directing conservation effects to the new route might be insufficient for the long-term wellbeing of this threatened crane and large-scale wetland restorations in Bohai Bay, a critical stopover site in the East Asian-Australasian flyway, are of the utmost importance to the conservation of this species.
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Tucker AM, McGowan CP, Lyons JE, DeRose‐Wilson A, Clark NA. Species‐specific demographic and behavioral responses to food availability during migratory stopover. POPUL ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/1438-390x.12094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Anna M. Tucker
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Auburn University Auburn Alabama USA
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- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Auburn University Auburn Alabama USA
- U.S. Geological Survey, Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Auburn University Auburn Alabama USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Laurel Maryland USA
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Huang C, Hu L, Jiang Y, Xu Y, He J, Lin S, Liu X, Jiang H. A 150-year avian bio-inventory on a global biodiversity hotspot island. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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What Will Remain? Predicting the Representation in Protected Areas of Suitable Habitat for Endangered Tropical Avifauna in Borneo under a Combined Climate- and Land-Use Change Scenario. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13052792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The responses of threatened tropical avian species to projected climate change and land-use change are important for evaluating the ability of the existing protected areas to provide habitat to these species under future scenarios in biodiversity hotspots. This study uses Maxent, a species distribution model that employs a maximum entropy machine learning approach to map the spatial distributions of habitats suitable for the International Union for Conservation of Nature threatened birds under present and future climate and land-use change in Borneo. We find that the existing protected areas provide very low coverage of the threatened bird species’ suitable habitat areas (95%CI = 9.3–15.4%). Analysis of habitat suitability projections for 18 species of threatened birds suggests that in 2050, under Special Report on Emissions Scenarios A1B and B1, avian species with currently little suitable habitat may gain area but lose in the proportion of this that is protected. Large-ranged species are likely to lose habitat area and this will inflate the proportion of this remaining in protected areas. The present availability of suitable habitat was the most important determinant of future habitat availability under both the scenarios. Threat level, as measured by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the habitat preferences considered here, Lowland or Lowland–Montane, are poor predictors of the amount of habitat contraction or expansion undergone by the species.
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Gu Z, Pan S, Lin Z, Hu L, Dai X, Chang J, Xue Y, Su H, Long J, Sun M, Ganusevich S, Sokolov V, Sokolov A, Pokrovsky I, Ji F, Bruford MW, Dixon A, Zhan X. Climate-driven flyway changes and memory-based long-distance migration. Nature 2021; 591:259-264. [PMID: 33658718 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03265-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Millions of migratory birds occupy seasonally favourable breeding grounds in the Arctic1, but we know little about the formation, maintenance and future of the migration routes of Arctic birds and the genetic determinants of migratory distance. Here we established a continental-scale migration system that used satellite tracking to follow 56 peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) from 6 populations that breed in the Eurasian Arctic, and resequenced 35 genomes from 4 of these populations. The breeding populations used five migration routes across Eurasia, which were probably formed by longitudinal and latitudinal shifts in their breeding grounds during the transition from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene epoch. Contemporary environmental divergence between the routes appears to maintain their distinctiveness. We found that the gene ADCY8 is associated with population-level differences in migratory distance. We investigated the regulatory mechanism of this gene, and found that long-term memory was the most likely selective agent for divergence in ADCY8 among the peregrine populations. Global warming is predicted to influence migration strategies and diminish the breeding ranges of peregrine populations of the Eurasian Arctic. Harnessing ecological interactions and evolutionary processes to study climate-driven changes in migration can facilitate the conservation of migratory birds.
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- Zhongru Gu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Arctic Research Station of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division Russian Academy of Sciences, Labytnangi, Russia
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- Arctic Research Station of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division Russian Academy of Sciences, Labytnangi, Russia.,Department of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany.,Laboratory of Ornithology, Institute of Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, Magadan, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Biosciences and Sustainable Places Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Emirates Falconers' Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,Reneco International Wildlife Consultants, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,International Wildlife Consultants, Carmarthen, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. .,Cardiff University-Institute of Zoology Joint Laboratory for Biocomplexity Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. .,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. .,Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
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Koleček J, Reif J, Šálek M, Hanzelka J, Sottas C, Kubelka V. Global population trends in shorebirds: migratory behaviour makes species at risk. Naturwissenschaften 2021; 108:9. [PMID: 33580336 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-021-01717-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Linking population trends to species' traits is informative for the detection of the most important threatening factors and for assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures. Although some previous studies performed such an analysis at local to continental scales, the global-scale focus is the most relevant for conservation of the entire species. Here we evaluate information on global population trends of shorebirds, a widely distributed and ecologically diversified group, where some species connect different parts of the world by migration, while others are residents. Nowadays, shorebirds face rapid environmental changes caused by various human activities and climate change. Numerous signs of regional population declines have been recently reported in response to these threats. The aim of our study was to test whether breeding and non-breeding habitats, migratory behaviour (migrants vs. residents) and migration distance, breeding latitude, generation time and breeding range size mirror species' global population trends. We found that a majority of shorebird species have declined globally. After accounting for the influence of traits and species taxonomy, linear mixed-effects models showed that populations of migratory shorebirds decreased more than populations of residents. Besides that, declines were more frequent for species breeding at high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, but these patterns did not hold after excluding the non-migratory species. Our findings suggest that factors linked to migration, such as habitat loss as well as deterioration at stop-over or wintering sites and a pronounced climate change impact at high latitudes, are possible drivers of the observed worldwide population decreases.
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- Jaroslav Koleček
- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01, Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01, Prague 2, Czech Republic.,Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Department of Biodiversity Research, Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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Sun S, Zhang Y, Huang D, Wang H, Cao Q, Fan P, Yang N, Zheng P, Wang R. The effect of climate change on the richness distribution pattern of oaks (Quercus L.) in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 744:140786. [PMID: 32702540 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the air is acknowledged as one of the main reason for observed global climatic change. This phenomenon significantly affects the species geographical distribution, and changes their richness distribution pattern. Oak (Quercus L.) is an important component of forests in China, and it has significant ecological value. Based on the distribution data of 35 species and 19 bioclimatic variables, the potential richness distribution of Quercus L. in China was predicted using the MaxEnt model under present climatic conditions and three different emission scenarios in the years 2050 and 2070 with six General Circulation Models (GCMs). The results revealed that Quercus L. at present was primarily distributed in the mountainous areas of southwestern China. The simulations indicated that climate change could affect the spatial pattern of the richness distribution, and if climate change intensified, its impact would gradually increase. As temperatures rise, the distribution of Quercus L. was predicted to be concentrated, and suitable areas of certain species would contract. These species may migrate to high altitudes or high latitudes. The high percentage of species lost is the reason for the higher turnover values in the mountainous areas, while other regions are mostly be influenced by the high percentage of species gained associated with the northward shift of species. Predicting changes in the richness distribution pattern of Quercus L. as a result of climate change can help us understand the biogeography of Quercus L. and enact conservation strategies to minimize the impacts of climate change.
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- Shuxia Sun
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Vegetation Ecology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, United States
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Vegetation Ecology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Vegetation Ecology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Vegetation Ecology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Vegetation Ecology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Vegetation Ecology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Forest Ecology Research Station of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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McGuire RL, Lanctot RB, Saalfeld ST, Ruthrauff DR, Liebezeit JR. Shorebird Reproductive Response to Exceptionally Early and Late Springs Varies Across Sites in Arctic Alaska. Front Ecol Evol 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.577652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Doyle S, Gray A, McMahon BJ. Anthropogenic impacts on the demographics of Arctic-breeding birds. Polar Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02756-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bird JP, Martin R, Akçakaya HR, Gilroy J, Burfield IJ, Garnett ST, Symes A, Taylor J, Şekercioğlu ÇH, Butchart SHM. Generation lengths of the world's birds and their implications for extinction risk. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2020; 34:1252-1261. [PMID: 32058610 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Birds have been comprehensively assessed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List more times than any other taxonomic group. However, to date, generation lengths have not been systematically estimated to scale population trends when undertaking assessments, as required by the criteria of the IUCN Red List. We compiled information from major databases of published life-history and trait data for all birds and imputed missing life-history data as a function of species traits with generalized linear mixed models. Generation lengths were derived for all species, based on our modeled values of age at first breeding, maximum longevity, and annual adult survival. The resulting generation lengths varied from 1.42 to 27.87 years (median 2.99). Most species (61%) had generation lengths <3.33 years, meaning that the period of 3 generations-over which population declines are assessed under criterion A-was <10 years, which is the value used for IUCN Red List assessments of species with short generation times. For these species, our trait-informed estimates of generation length suggested that 10 years is a robust precautionary value for threat assessment. In other cases, however, for whole families, genera, or individual species, generation length had a substantial impact on their estimated extinction risk, resulting in higher extinction risk in long-lived species than in short-lived species. Although our approach effectively addressed data gaps, generation lengths for some species may have been underestimated due to a paucity of life-history data. Overall, our results will strengthen future extinction-risk assessments and augment key databases of avian life-history and trait data.
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- Jeremy P Bird
- BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, U.S.A
- IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN, Rue Mauverney 28, Gland, 1196, Switzerland
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Darwin, Northern Territory, 0909, Australia
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- BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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- BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, U.S.A
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
- KuzeyDoğa Derneği, Ortakapı Mah. Şehit Yusuf Bey Cad. No: 93 Kars, Turkey
- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, U.K
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- BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, U.K
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Holmes G, Koloski L, Nol E. Nest-site selection of a subarctic-breeding shorebird: evidence for tree avoidance without fitness consequences. CAN J ZOOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2019-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vegetation communities in the subarctic are at risk of change due to climate-driven tree and shrub encroachment. Vegetation change may lead to unsuitable habitat for arctic-breeding birds, many of whom are declining. Although many possible factors are contributing to their decline, loss of breeding habitat could be a major contributor. We examined nest-site selection in Dunlin (Calidris alpina hudsonia (Todd, 1953)), a shorebird that nests in open fen habitats in the Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, region. Our objective was to determine whether this species avoids treed habitats and the possible fitness consequences for this. We examined the role of vegetative horizontal and vertical concealments on nest-site selection and nest fate. Dunlin selected nest sites with lower densities of trees than present at unused sites (40 m radius). Both horizontal and vertical concealments were significantly greater at nests than at unused sites, and horizontal concealment was greatest in the north. No measure of tree density or height, or concealment, significantly predicted nest fate. Although Dunlin appear to select nest sites that may minimize exposure to northerly winds and that may provide cover against potential predators, the current nest-site characteristics are not reinforced by contemporary selection.
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- G.I. Holmes
- Environment and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada
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- Environment and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada
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- Biology Department, Trent University, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada
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Colston-Nepali L, Provencher JF, Mallory ML, Franckowiak RP, Sun Z, Robertson GJ, Friesen VL. Using genomic tools to inform management of the Atlantic northern fulmar. CONSERV GENET 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01309-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Deb JC, Forbes G, MacLean DA. Modelling the spatial distribution of selected North American woodland mammals under future climate scenarios. Mamm Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Jiban Chandra Deb
- Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management University of New Brunswick Fredericton NBE3B5A3Canada
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- Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management University of New Brunswick Fredericton NBE3B5A3Canada
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- Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management University of New Brunswick Fredericton NBE3B5A3Canada
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Smith PA, McKinnon L, Meltofte H, Lanctot RB, Fox AD, Leafloor JO, Soloviev M, Franke A, Falk K, Golovatin M, Sokolov V, Sokolov A, Smith AC. Status and trends of tundra birds across the circumpolar Arctic. AMBIO 2020; 49:732-748. [PMID: 31955397 PMCID: PMC6989588 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01308-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Tundra-breeding birds face diverse conservation challenges, from accelerated rates of Arctic climate change to threats associated with highly migratory life histories. Here we summarise the status and trends of Arctic terrestrial birds (88 species, 228 subspecies or distinct flyway populations) across guilds/regions, derived from published sources, raw data or, in rare cases, expert opinion. We report long-term trends in vital rates (survival, reproduction) for the handful of species and regions for which these are available. Over half of all circumpolar Arctic wader taxa are declining (51% of 91 taxa with known trends) and almost half of all waterfowl are increasing (49% of 61 taxa); these opposing trends have fostered a shift in community composition in some locations. Declines were least prevalent in the African-Eurasian Flyway (29%), but similarly prevalent in the remaining three global flyways (44-54%). Widespread, and in some cases accelerating, declines underscore the urgent conservation needs faced by many Arctic terrestrial bird species.
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- Paul A. Smith
- Wildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
- National Wildlife Research Centre, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Studies and Graduate Program in Biology, York University, Glendon Campus, 2275 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M5B 3M6 Canada
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 USA
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Kalø, Grenåvej 14, 8410 Rønde, Denmark
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- Wildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 150-123 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4W2 Canada
- National Wildlife Research Centre, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 119991
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
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- www.vandrefalk.dk, Ljusstöparbacken 11A, 11765 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Marta Str, 202, Ekaterinburg, Russia 620144
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Marta Str, 202, Ekaterinburg, Russia 620144
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- Arctic Research Station, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Zelenaya Gorka Str., 21, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Labytnangi, Russia 629400
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- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
- National Wildlife Research Centre, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
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Jiang F, Zhang J, Gao H, Cai Z, Zhou X, Li S, Zhang T. Musk deer (Moschus spp.) face redistribution to higher elevations and latitudes under climate change in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 704:135335. [PMID: 31784177 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The population of wild musk deer (Moschus spp.) has declined in recent decades and reached an endangered status in China. Global climate change may drive the extinction rate of these species. To understand the implications of global warming on the future potential space utilization and migration direction of musk deer, both the maximum entropy model and barycenter migration analysis were utilized. Five global climate models and four representative concentration pathway scenarios were considered to simulate the distribution of six species for the years 2050 and 2070. The results indicated that the suitable habitat area would decrease over the next 30 to 50 years. These decreases of suitable habitat were more significant for the Siberian musk deer (reduced by 4.98% of the land area of China), the forest musk deer (1.04%), the black musk deer (0.86%), and the Himalayan musk deer (1.82%) compared with the other two musk deer species. The area with suitable climate for the Siberian musk deer will migrate to the southwest (to higher elevations) while areas suitable for the Alpine musk deer, the Himalayan musk deer, and the Anhui musk deer would all migrate to the northeast (to higher latitudes). However, the forest musk deer and the black musk deer will not migrate in the same direction, but will mainly migrate to the west and the north, respectively. These results provide data in support for in-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, natural reserve community, and bio-corridor construction of China's musk deer species in response to global warming.
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- Feng Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Qinghai Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.
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The Global Potential Distribution of Invasive Plants: Anredera cordifolia under Climate Change and Human Activity Based on Random Forest Models. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12041491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The potential distribution of the invasive plant Anredera cordifolia (Tenore) Steenis was predicted by Random Forest models under current and future climate-change pathways (i.e., RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 of 2050s and the 2070s). Pearson correlations were used to select variables; the prediction accuracy of the models was evaluated by using AUC, Kappa, and TSS. The results show that suitable future distribution areas are mainly in Southeast Asia, Eastern Oceania, a few parts of Eastern Africa, Southern North America, and Eastern South America. Temperature is the key climatic factor affecting the distribution of A. cordifolia. Important metrics include mean temperature of the coldest quarter (0.3 °C ≤ Bio11 ≤ 22.9 °C), max temperature of the warmest month (17.1 °C ≤ Bio5 ≤ 35.5 °C), temperature annual range (10.7 °C ≤ Bio7 ≤ 33 °C), annual mean air temperature (6.8 °C ≤ Bio1 ≤ 24.4 °C), and min temperature of coldest month (−2.8 °C ≤ Bio6 ≤ 17.2 °C). Only one precipitation index (Bio19) was important, precipitation of coldest quarter (7 mm ≤ Bio19 ≤ 631 mm). In addition, areas with strong human activities are most prone to invasion. This species is native to Brazil, but has been introduced in Asia, where it is widely planted and has escaped from cultivation. Under the future climate scenarios, suitable habitat areas of A. cordifolia will expand to higher latitudes. This study can provide a reference for the rational management and control of A. cordifolia.
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Kwon E, Weiser EL, Lanctot RB, Brown SC, Gates HR, Gilchrist G, Kendall SJ, Lank DB, Liebezeit JR, McKinnon L, Nol E, Payer DC, Rausch J, Rinella DJ, Saalfeld ST, Senner NR, Smith PA, Ward D, Wisseman RW, Sandercock BK. Geographic variation in the intensity of warming and phenological mismatch between Arctic shorebirds and invertebrates. ECOL MONOGR 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Eunbi Kwon
- Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas 66506 USA
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- Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas 66506 USA
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- Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Anchorage Alaska 99503 USA
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- Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Manomet Massachusetts 02345 USA
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- Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Anchorage Alaska 99503 USA
- Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Manomet Massachusetts 02345 USA
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada National Wildlife Research Centre Carleton University Ottawa Ontario K1A 0H3 Canada
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- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fairbanks Alaska 99701 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby British Columbia V3H 3S6 Canada
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- Department of Biology Trent University Peterborough Ontario K9J 7B8 Canada
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- Department of Biology Trent University Peterborough Ontario K9J 7B8 Canada
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- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fairbanks Alaska 99701 USA
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- Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife Northwest Territories X1A 2P7 Canada
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- Alaska Center for Conservation Science and Department of Biological Sciences University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska 99508 USA
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- Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Anchorage Alaska 99503 USA
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- Cornell Lab of Ornithology Cornell University Ithaca New York 14850 USA
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada Wildlife Research Division Ottawa Ontario K1A 0H3 Canada
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- US Geological Survey Anchorage Alaska 99508 USA
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Hanzelka J, Horká P, Reif J. Spatial gradients in country‐level population trends of European birds. DIVERS DISTRIB 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Jan Hanzelka
- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic
- Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology, Faculty of Science Palacky University in Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic
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Woodworth BK, Norris DR, Graham BA, Kahn ZA, Mennill DJ. Hot temperatures during the dry season reduce survival of a resident tropical bird. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 285:rspb.2018.0176. [PMID: 29743252 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Understanding how climate change will shape species distributions in the future requires a functional understanding of the demographic responses of animals to their environment. For birds, most of our knowledge of how climate influences population vital rates stems from research in temperate environments, even though most of Earth's avian diversity is concentrated in the tropics. We evaluated effects of Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and local temperature and rainfall at multiple temporal scales on sex-specific survival of a resident tropical bird, the rufous-and-white wren Thryophilus rufalbus, studied over 15 years in the dry forests of northwestern Costa Rica. We found that annual apparent survival of males was 8% higher than females, more variable over time, and responded more strongly to environmental variation than female survival, which did not vary strongly with SOI or local weather. For males, mean and maximum local temperatures were better predictors of survival than either rainfall or SOI, with high temperatures during the dry season and early wet season negatively influencing survival. These results suggest that, even for species adapted to hot environments, further temperature increases may threaten the persistence of local populations in the absence of distributional shifts.
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- Bradley K Woodworth
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
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Myers‐Smith IH, Grabowski MM, Thomas HJD, Angers‐Blondin S, Daskalova GN, Bjorkman AD, Cunliffe AM, Assmann JJ, Boyle JS, McLeod E, McLeod S, Joe R, Lennie P, Arey D, Gordon RR, Eckert CD. Eighteen years of ecological monitoring reveals multiple lines of evidence for tundra vegetation change. ECOL MONOGR 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Isla H. Myers‐Smith
- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3FF United Kingdom
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- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3FF United Kingdom
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- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3FF United Kingdom
- Section for Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity Department of Bioscience Aarhus University DK‐8000 Aarhus Denmark
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- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3FF United Kingdom
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- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3FF United Kingdom
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- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3FF United Kingdom
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Inuvik Office Yukon Territorial Government Inuvik NWT X0E 0T0 Canada
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Inuvik Office Yukon Territorial Government Inuvik NWT X0E 0T0 Canada
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Inuvik Office Yukon Territorial Government Inuvik NWT X0E 0T0 Canada
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Inuvik Office Yukon Territorial Government Inuvik NWT X0E 0T0 Canada
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Inuvik Office Yukon Territorial Government Inuvik NWT X0E 0T0 Canada
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Inuvik Office Yukon Territorial Government Inuvik NWT X0E 0T0 Canada
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- Department of Environment Yukon Parks–Whitehorse Office Yukon Territorial Government Whitehorse Yukon Territory Y1A 2C6 Canada
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Mapping wader biodiversity along the East Asian-Australasian flyway. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210552. [PMID: 30682055 PMCID: PMC6347144 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background and goal The study is conducted to facilitate conservation of migratory wader species along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, particularly to 1) Identify hotspots of wader species richness along the flyway and effectively map how these might change between breeding, non-breeding and migratory phases; 2) Determine if the existing network of protected areas (PA) is sufficient to effectively conserve wader biodiversity hotspots along the EAAF; 3) Assess how species distribution models can provide complementary distribution estimates to existing BirdLife range maps. Methods We use a species distribution modelling (SDM) approach (MaxEnt) to develop temporally explicit individual range maps of 57 migratory wader species across their annual cycle, including breeding, non-breeding and migratory phases, which in turn provide the first biodiversity hotspot map of migratory waders along the EAAF for each of these phases. We assess the protected area coverage during each migration period, and analyse the dominant environmental drivers of distributions for each period. Additionally, we compare model hotspots to those existing range maps of the same species obtained from the BirdLife Internationals’ database. Results Our model results indicate an overall higher and a spatially different species richness pattern compared to that derived from a wader biodiversity hotspot map based on BirdLife range maps. Field observation records from the eBird database for our 57 study species confirm many of the hotspots revealed by model outputs (especially within the Yellow Sea coastal region), suggesting that current richness of the EAAF may have been underestimated and certain hotspots overlooked. Less than 10% of the terrestrial zones area (inland and coastal) which support waders are protected and, only 5% of areas with the highest 10% species richness is protected. Main conclusions The study results suggest the need for new areas for migratory wader research and conservation priorities including Yellow Sea region and Russian far-East. It also suggests a need to increase the coverage and percentage of current PA network to achieve Aichi Target 11 for Flyway countries, including giving stronger consideration to the temporal dynamics of wader migration.
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Dhanjal‐Adams KL, Fuller RA, Murray NJ, Studds CE, Wilson HB, Milton DA, Kendall BE. Distinguishing local and global correlates of population change in migratory species. DIVERS DISTRIB 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Kiran L. Dhanjal‐Adams
- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Swiss Ornithological Institute Sempach Switzerland
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Department of Geography and Environmental Systems University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Bren School of Environmental Science & Management University of California Santa Barbara California
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Liang J, Xing W, Zeng G, Li X, Peng Y, Li X, Gao X, He X. Where will threatened migratory birds go under climate change? Implications for China's national nature reserves. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 645:1040-1047. [PMID: 30248829 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Climate change, regarded as one of the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystems, can impact on the distribution and survival of migratory birds. To investigate the threats of climate change to threatened migratory bird distributions, we used species distribution model (SDM) and climatic data under current and future climate scenarios to predict future changes in species distributions and how the geographic distribution of these threatened birds may respond to climate change by 2050. Our results show the hotspots for all species may remain in the lower and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, while more species may dwell in the coastal regions of the Bohai Gulf and the Yellow Sea in the future. Our findings show that the percentage of all species distributions or hotspots for all threatened species covered by national nature reserves (NNRs) in China remain low by 2050. Thus, we propose that China should increase and expand reserves in eastern China. Significantly, we emphasize the creation of protected areas to make it the Ramsar sites in the world and recommend that China should (1) strengthen the cooperation with neighboring countries to share maximum species occurrence data (especially the threatened species), (2) overlay maps of individual species for each taxon to assess the efficiency of coastal nature reserves and predict the hotspots shift under climate change, (3) trade off urban development and ecosystem stability to create new and dynamic protected areas to make it the Ramsar sites, (4) appeal for long-term protection of ecosystem stability to achieve sustainable development in the world.
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- Jie Liang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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