Winged sentinels : birds and climate change / Janice Wormworth, Çağan Şekercioğlu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wormworth, Janice.

Contributor:

S̜ekercioğlu, C̜ağan.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Climatic factors.

Birds.

Climatic changes.

Birds--Ecology.

Environmental indicators.

Indicators (Biology).

Birds--Conservation.

Physical Description:

ix, 262 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Port Melbourne, Vic. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Summary:

From ice-dependent penguins of Antarctica to songbirds that migrate across the Sahara, birds' responses provide early warning signs of the impact of climate change. Winged Sentinels: Birds and climate change uses colourful examples to show how particular groups of birds face heightened threats from climate change, and to explore how we can help birds adapt in a warming world. Generously illustrated with colour photographs, the book is a fascinating insight into what climate change means for birds, and the potential consequences of ignoring these warning signs. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : the free advice of birds

Phenology : seasonal timing and mismatch

Migratory birds face climate turbulence

Range shifts and reshuffled communities

Seabirds herald ocean changes

Climate change, abundance and extinction

Tropical warming and habitat islands

Shifting ground on conservation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-247) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0521126827

9780521126823

OCLC:

696046425

Publisher Number:

99948277360