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Bird migration and global change, George W. Cox

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Bird migration and global change

bibliography

527702657

George W. Cox

"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. This book evaluates the capacity of migratory birds to adapt to the challenges of a changing climate." -- WorldCat

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