Shifting Seasons: Long-Term Insights Into Climate Change Effects on Bird Phenology From Ringing Data.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how animal communities respond to environmental change is crucial for predicting biodiversity trends. Birds, particularly migratory species and those experiencing large-scale declines, are sensitive to shifting climatic conditions. Environmental stressors have been linked to earlier migration timing, which can alter species abundance and disrupt ecological interactions. Long-term population monitoring provides essential insights into species' capacity to adapt to climate change, offering a predictive framework for assessing their future viability. We analyse a 25-year bird ringing dataset from Spurn Bird Observatory located at a notable migratory bird hotspot in the UK. We show that climate factors, especially temperature, are significantly changing and consequently impact mi

SUBMITTER: Hinchcliffe DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12513722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature