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Changes in seasonal movements and population dynamics of migratory birds in response to ongoing changes resulting from global climate changes are a topic of great interest to conservation scientists and birdwatchers around the world. Because of their dependence on specific habitats and resources in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cox, George W., 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Migratory birds > Adaptation.
Migratory birds > Effect of habitat modification on.
Climatic changes.
Global warming.
Animal behavior.
Birds.
Behavior, Animal
Birds
Climate Change
Global Warming
Oiseaux migrateurs > Adaptation.
Oiseaux migrateurs > Effets des modifications de l'habitat sur.
Climat > Changements.
Réchauffement de la Terre.
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
Oiseaux.
climate change.
global warming.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Animal behavior
Global warming
Climatic changes
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bird migration and global change: the birds and the issues
  • Global climate change
  • Global climate change and alteration of migratory bird habitats
  • Other global change threats to migratory bird habitats
  • Physical and biotic challenges to migratory bird responses
  • Northern hemisphere land birds: short-distance migrants
  • High-latitude land birds: nearctic-neotropical migrants
  • High-latitude species of land birds: palearctic long-distance migrants
  • Land birds of the temperate southern hemisphere
  • Tropical land birds
  • Raptors
  • Shorebirds
  • Waterfowl and other waterbirds
  • Oceanic birds: northern Atlantic, Baltic, and Mediterranean regions
  • Oceanic birds: North Pacific
  • Oceanic birds: southern hemisphere
  • Land birds: evolutionary adaptability
  • Waterbirds: evolutionary adaptability
  • Capacity for adjustment by migratory birds
  • Conservation in an era of global change
  • Appendix I: Common and scientific names of species discussed in the text.

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