Phenological Synchrony and Bird Migration: Changing Climate and Seasonal Resources in North America

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Eric M. Wood, Jherime L. Kellermann
CRC Press, Jan 15, 2015 - Nature - 246 pages
Bird migration is a well-researched phenological event. However, few studies in North America have investigated the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the relationships of migratory avian species and their seasonal resources. This is a critical gap in knowledge that limits our ability to prioritize management and conservation applicat
 

Contents

Leaps Chains and Climate Change for Western Migratory Songbirds
3
Landbird Stopover in the Great Lakes Region Integrating Habitat Use and Climate Change in Conservation
17
A BirdsEye View of the USA National Phenology Network An OfftheShelf Monitoring Program
47
Spring Resource Phenology and Timing of Songbird Migration across the Gulf of Mexico
63
Climate on Wintering Grounds Drives Spring Arrival of ShortDistance Migrants to the Upper Midwest
83
Phenological Asynchrony between Migrant Songbirds and Food Resources during Early Springs Initiation of a Trophic Cascade at a Stopover Site
97
Climatic Extremes Influence Spring Tree Phenology and Migratory Songbird Foraging Behavior
117
Phenological Synchrony of Bird Migration with Tree Flowering at Desert Riparian Stopover Sites
133
Shorebird Migration in the Face of Climate Change Potential Shifts in Migration Phenology and Resource Availability
145
Matching Ephemeral Resources on Autumnal Stopover and the Potential for Mismatch
163
Annual Variation in Autumn Migration Phenology and Energetic Condition at a Stopover Site in the Western United States
177
Autumn Migration of North American Landbirds
193
Appendix A
207
Back Cover
217
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Dr. Eric M. Wood is a postdoctoral quantitative ecologist in the Conservation Sciences Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. His research investigates the impacts of land use and climate change on species' interactions with their environment. Dr. Wood has over 15 years experience in avian ecology, exploring questions related to spring and fall migration and the breeding period to better understand species-habitat interactions, community and landscape ecology, ecosystem services, and phenology.

Dr. Jherime L. Kellermann is an assistant professor in the Natural Sciences Department at the Oregon Institute of Technology and science coordinator at Crater Lake National Park Science and Learning Center. He has nearly 20 years of experience in research and conservation of birds and their habitats in America's Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Hawaii, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America. His research interests include seasonal dynamics of animal migration and habitat ecology, the synchrony or mismatch of interacting species' phenology associated with climate variation and change, and how changing phenology may impact ecosystem services.

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