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Reviving a Legacy Citizen Science Project to Illuminate Shifts in Bird Phenology
Joint Authors
Johnson, Ron
Zelt, Jessica
Courter, Jason
Droege, Sam
Arab, Ali
Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Climate change has been of high interest to both the scientific community and the public at large since the phenomenon was first suggested.
Subsequently, and with growing evidence of its impending ramifications, numerous studies have attempted to illuminate climate change impacts on bird migration.
Migration is a key event in the annual cycle in the reproductive success of birds, and changes in migration in response to climate may indicate that species populations are at risk.
Previous studies report earlier arrival dates in response to climate change in many bird species, although specific mechanisms are often difficult to explain at broad spatial and temporal scales.
Using a newly revived dataset of historical migration cards for over 870 species and spanning 90 years throughout North America, we are developing an historical baseline of bird arrival dates to compare with contemporary records.
Here we chronicle the history and reemergence of the North American Bird Phenology Program.
We present two case studies illustrating how data from this program has been used to model historical arrival dates of Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) and Purple Martin (Progne subis) throughout eastern North America.
Our results show the importance of considering spatial and temporal variability in understanding patterns of bird spring arrivals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zelt, Jessica& Courter, Jason& Arab, Ali& Johnson, Ron& Droege, Sam. 2012. Reviving a Legacy Citizen Science Project to Illuminate Shifts in Bird Phenology. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492460
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Arab, Ali…[et al.]. Reviving a Legacy Citizen Science Project to Illuminate Shifts in Bird Phenology. International Journal of Zoology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492460
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zelt, Jessica& Courter, Jason& Arab, Ali& Johnson, Ron& Droege, Sam. Reviving a Legacy Citizen Science Project to Illuminate Shifts in Bird Phenology. International Journal of Zoology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492460
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492460