Drivers of climate change impacts on bird communities

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 943-954

  Pearce Higgins, James W ^a   Eglington, Sarah M ^a   Martay, Blaise ^a   Chamberlain, Dan E ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Climate change; Community specialization index; Community temperature index; Migrants; Population trends; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESIDENT POPULATION; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

RAIN;

ANIMAL; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84932199450     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12364     Document Type: Article

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