Effects of Climate Change on Birds

Preface; Section 1: Introduction; 1: Anders Pape M/oller, Wolfgang Fiedler, and Peter Berthold: Introduction; Section 2: Climate; 2: James W. Hurell and Kevin E. Trenberth: Climatic Change; Section 3: Methods for Studying Climate Change Effects; 3: Anders Pape M/oller and Wolfgang Fiedler: Long-Term Time Series of Ornithological Data; 4: Vladimir Grosbois and Olivier Gimenez: Capture-Mark-Recapture Models; 5: Erik Postma: Using Animal Models to Infer and Predict Evolutionary Consequences of Climate Change; 6: Jan Lindstr"om and Mads C. Forchhammer: Time-Series Analyses; 7: Bernt-Erik Sµther and Steinar Engen: Population Analyses; 8: Wilfried Thuiller and Tamara M"unkem"uller: Habitat Suitability Modeling; Section 4: Biological Consequences of Climate Change; 9: Esa Lehikoinen and Tim H. Sparks: Changes in Migration; 10: Peter O. Dunn and David W. Winkler: Effects of Climate Change on Timing of Breeding and Reproductive Success in Birds; 11: Christiaan Both: Food Availability, Mistiming, and Climatic Change; 12: Ben C. Sheldon: Genetic Perspectives on the Evolutionary Consequences of Climate Change in Birds; 13: Claire N. Spottiswoode and Nicola Saino: Sexual Selection and Climate Change; 14: Bernt-Erik Sµther and Steinar Engen: Population Consequences of Climate Change; 15: Santiago Merino and Anders Pape M/oller: Host-Parasite Interactions and Climate Change; 16: Vincent Bretagnolle and Hanneke Gillis: Predator-Prey Interactions and Climate Change; 17: Jon E. Brommer and Anders Pape M/oller: Range Margins, Climate Change, and Ecology; 18: Llu'is Brotons and Fr'ed'eric Jiguet: Climate Change and Bird Communities; 19: Richard B. Primack, Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, and Cagan H. Sekercioglu: Conservation Consequences of Climate Change for Birds; 20: Anders Pape M/oller, Wolfgang Fiedler, and Peter Berthold: Conclusions; Index

Wolfgang Fiedler is head of Bird Ringing at Vogelwarte Radolfzell, Germany, and he has extensive experience on research on birds and migration.

Provides an exhaustive and up-to-date synthesis of the science of climate change as it relates to birds. Birdbooker Report