A review and meta‐analysis of the effects of climate change on Holarctic mountain and upland bird populations

D Scridel, M Brambilla, K Martin, A Lehikoinen… - Ibis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain regions are globally important areas for biodiversity but are subject to multiple
human‐induced threats, including climate change, which has been more severe at higher …

Common montane birds are declining in northern Europe

A Lehikoinen, M Green, M Husby… - Journal of Avian …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale multi‐species data on population changes of alpine or arctic species are
largely lacking. At the same time, climate change has been argued to cause poleward and …

Snow cover phenology is the main driver of foraging habitat selection for a high-alpine passerine during breeding: implications for species persistence in the face of …

J Resano-Mayor, F Korner-Nievergelt, S Vignali… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
High-alpine ecosystems are strongly seasonal and adverse environments. In these
ecosystems, the brevity of optimal breeding conditions means species must efficiently track …

Effects of severe weather on reproduction for sympatric songbirds in an alpine environment: Interactions of climate extremes influence nesting success

K Martin, S Wilson, EC MacDonald… - The Auk …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We examined the impact of daily and severe multiday weather events on nest survival of
Horned Larks (Eremophila alpestris) and Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) …

Implications of the thermal environment for terrestrial wildlife management

RD Elmore, JM Carroll, EP Tanner… - Wildlife Society …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
How organisms respond to and are influenced by temperature is one of the most
fundamental aspects of ecology. Temperature affects animal physiology, behavior, survival …

Clutch size declines with elevation in tropical birds

AJ Boyce, BG Freeman, AE Mitchell… - The Auk: Ornithological …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Clutch size commonly decreases with increasing elevation among temperate-zone and
subtropical songbird species. Tropical songbirds typically lay small clutches, thus the ability …

Nest-site selection and consequences for nest survival among three sympatric songbirds in an alpine environment

EC MacDonald, AF Camfield, M Martin, S Wilson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
We examined timing of breeding, nest site selection and nest survival of Horned Larks
(Eremophila alpestris), Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) and American …

Breeding together: modeling synchrony in productivity in a seabird community

JJ Lahoz-Monfort, BJT Morgan, MP Harris, F Daunt… - Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With environmental conditions changing rapidly, there is a need to move beyond single‐
species models and consider how communities respond to environmental drivers. We …

Influence of life history strategies on sensitivity, population growth and response to climate for sympatric alpine birds

S Wilson, K Martin - BMC ecology, 2012 - Springer
Background The life history strategy of a species can influence how populations of that
species respond to environmental variation. In this study, we used a matrix modeling …

Influence of Snowmelt Timing on the Diet Quality of Pyrenean Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta pyrenaica): Implications for Reproductive Success

R García-González, A Aldezabal, NA Laskurain… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The Pyrenean rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta pyrenaica) is the southernmost subspecies of
the species in Europe and is considered threatened as a consequence of changes in …