Trends and temperature effects in the arrival of spring migrants in Portland (United Kingdom) 1959-2005

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-111

  Croxton, Philip J ^a   Sparks, Timothy H ^a   Cade, Martin ^b   Loxton, Richard G ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Portland Bird Observatory   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Climate change; Migration; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MIGRATION ROUTE; PHENOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ISLE OF PORTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; DASYNOTUS; STREPTOPELIA; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA; SYLVIA CURRUCA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846850551     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.041.0206     Document Type: Article

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