How consistent are trends in arrival (and departure) dates of migrant birds in the UK?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-511

  Sparks, T H ^a   Huber, K ^b   Bland, R L ^c   Crick, H Q P ^d   Croxton, P J ^a   Flood, J ^c   Loxton, R G ^c   Mason, C F ^e   Newnham, J A ^c   Tryjanowski, P ^f  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fachochschule München   (Germany)

^c The Nunnery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^f ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Climate change; County bird reports; Migration; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MIGRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; MUSCICAPA STRIATA; RIPARIA RIPARIA;

EID: 34848926181     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0193-6     Document Type: Article

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