Bird migration and global change / George W. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, George W., 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Migration.

Birds.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Because of their dependence on habitats and resources in different geographic regions at different phases of their annual cycle, migratory species are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In Bird Migration and Global Change, eminent ecologist George W. Cox brings his extensive experience to bear in evaluating the capacity of migratory birds to adapt to the challenges of a changing climate. The author reviews, synthesizes, and interprets recent and emerging science on the subject, beginning with a discussion of climate change and its effect on habitat, and followed by eleven chapters that examine responses of bird types across all regions of the globe. The final chapters address the evolutionary capacity of birds, and consider how best to shape conservation strategies to protect migratory species in coming decades.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Bird Migration and Global Change: The Birds and the Issues

Part II: The Changing Environment

Chapter 2: Global Climate Change

Chapter 3: Global Climate Change and Alteration of Migratory Bird Habitats

Chapter 4: Other Global Change Threats to Migratory Bird Habitats

Part III: Ecological Responses of Migratory Birds to Global Change

Chapter 5: Physical and Biotic Challenges to Migratory Bird Responses

Chapter 6: Northern Hemisphere Land Birds: Short-distance Migrants

Chapter 7: High-latitude Land Birds: Nearctic-Neotropical Migrants

Chapter 8: High-latitude Species of Land Birds: Palearctic Long-distance Migrants

Chapter 9: Land Birds of the Temperate Southern Hemisphere

Chapter 10: Tropical Land Birds

Chapter 11: Raptors

Chapter 12: Shorebirds

Chapter 13: Waterfowl and Other Waterbirds

Chapter 14: Oceanic Birds: Northern Atlantic, Baltic, and Mediterranean Regions

Chapter 15: Oceanic Birds: North Pacific

Chapter 16: Oceanic Birds: Southern Hemisphere

Part IV: Evolutionary Responses of Migratory Birds

Chapter 17: Land Birds: Evolutionary Adaptability

Chapter 18: Waterbirds: Evolutionary Adaptability

Part V: Prospects

Chapter 19: Capacity for Adjustment byMigratory Birds

Chapter 20: Conservation in an Era of Global Change

Appendix 1: Common and Scientific Names of Species Discussed in the Text

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781597269698

1597269697

OCLC:

692204502