Patterns of climate-induced density shifts of species: Poleward shifts faster in northern boreal birds than in southern birds

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2995-3003

  Virkkala, Raimo ^a   Lehikoinen, Aleksi ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avian community; Density shift of species; Distribution pattern; Global warming; Habitat alteration; Line transect census; Long term monitoring

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AIR TEMPERATURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGE EXPANSION;

FINLAND;

AVES;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; FINLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FINLAND; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 84908554589     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12573     Document Type: Article

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