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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wormworth, Janice, author.

S̜ekercioğlu, C̜ağan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Climatic factors.

Birds.

Climatic changes.

Birds--Ecology.

Environmental indicators.

Indicators (Biology).

Birds--Conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The ability of the birds to show us the consequences of our own actions is among their most important and least appreciated attributes. Despite the free advice of the birds, we do not pay attention', said Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1947. 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.

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:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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

ISBN:

1-139-19930-7

1-107-22276-1

1-139-15002-2

6613579165

1-280-48418-7

9786613579164

1-139-20510-2

1-139-20291-X

1-139-20150-6

1-139-20589-7

1-139-20432-7

OCLC:

775869494