Climatic conditions during migration affect population size and arrival dates in an Afro-Palaearctic migrant : Climate and demography in sand martins

Mondain-Monval, Thomas O. and Briggs, Kevin and Wilson, John and Sharp, Stuart P. (2020) Climatic conditions during migration affect population size and arrival dates in an Afro-Palaearctic migrant : Climate and demography in sand martins. Ibis, 162 (2). pp. 572-580. ISSN 0019-1019

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Abstract

Long-distance migrants are particularly susceptible to climate change because of their multi-stage life-cycle, but understanding how climatic conditions at each of these stages influence population dynamics remains a key challenge. Here, we use long-term data from a UK population of Sand Martins Riparia riparia, a declining Afro-Palaearctic migrant, to investigate how weather on the wintering grounds and at passage sites impacts population size and arrival date. General linear models revealed that population size increased and arrival date advanced over the study period, and both were predicted by regional climatic variables in the previous winter and on passage. These results add to a growing body of evidence showing that population change in migrant birds is influenced by climatic conditions at all stages of the life cycle.

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Journal Article
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Ibis
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Mondain‐Monval, T.O., Briggs, K., Wilson, J. and Sharp, S.P. (2019), Climatic conditions during migration affect population size and arrival dates in an Afro‐Palaearctic migrant. Ibis. doi:10.1111/ibi.12801 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ibi.12801 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? climate changepopulation dynamicsriparia ripariasand martinecology, evolution, behavior and systematicsnature and landscape conservation ??
ID Code:
138914
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Deposited On:
13 Nov 2019 08:50
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Yes
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Published
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