Relative contribution of climate and non-climate drivers in determining dynamic rates of boreal birds at the edge of their range.

ABSTRACT: The Adirondack Park in New York State contains a unique and limited distribution of boreal ecosystem types, providing habitat for a number of birds at the southern edge of their range. Species are projected to shift poleward in a warming climate, and the limited boreal forest of the Adirondacks is expected to undergo significant change in response to rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. Here we expand upon a previous analysis to examine changes in occupancy patterns for eight species of boreal birds over a decade (2007-2016), and we assess the relative contribution of climate and non-climate drivers in determining colonization and extinction rates. Our analysis identifies patterns of declining occupancy for six of eight species, including some declines which appear to h

SUBMITTER: Glennon MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812788 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature