The global ecology of bird migration: patterns and processes

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Somveille, Marius ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6868-5080 (2016) The global ecology of bird migration: patterns and processes. Frontiers of Biogeography, 8 (3). ISSN 1948-6596

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Abstract

Nearly 20% of bird species are migratory, their seasonal movements causing a redistribution of bird diversity that radically changes avian community composition worldwide. And yet, bird migration has been largely ignored in studies of global avian biodiversity. My thesis is the first global macroecological analysis of bird migration. Using a dataset on the geographical distributions of the world's birds, I mapped global patterns of migratory bird diversity, revealing strong spatial features. I then used these patterns to test hypotheses exploring the ecological processes driving bird distributions in space and time. From these results, I developed the first mechanistic, process-based model of bird migration at the global scale. From first principles - converting key ecological processes into a common currency of energy - this model successfully explains the global patterns previously described. My research provides a better understanding of why birds migrate and opens new research avenues on this remarkable phenomenon.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2016 the authors; journal compilation.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bird migration,ecological process,macroecology,mechanistic model,seasonality,global and planetary change,ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics,ecology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2306
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2024 10:33
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2024 13:40
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/95988
DOI:	10.21425/F58332694

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