Characterizing bird migration phenology using data from standardized monitoring at bird observatories

Climate Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-77

  Knudsen, Endre ^a   Lindén, Andreas ^b   Ergon, Torbjørn ^a   Jonzén, Niclas ^c   Vik, Jiv Olav ^a   Knape, Jonas ^c   Røer, Jan Erik ^d   Stenseth, Nils Chr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Lista Bird Observatory   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bird migration phenology; Bird observatories; Climate change; Day to day variability; Monitoring; Seasonal model; Smoothing

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CLIMATE EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MONITORING; OBSERVATORY; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOOTHING; SONGBIRD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

AVES; SYLVIA;

EID: 44249102156     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00714     Document Type: Article

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