Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery
Many North American boreal forest birds reach the southern periphery of their distribution in the montane spruce–fir forests of northeastern United States and the barren coastal forests of Maritime Canada. Because the southern periphery may be the first to be impacted by warming climates, these popu...
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| description | Many North American boreal forest birds reach the southern periphery of their distribution in the montane spruce–fir forests of northeastern United States and the barren coastal forests of Maritime Canada. Because the southern periphery may be the first to be impacted by warming climates, these populations provide a unique opportunity to examine several factors that will influence the conservation of this threatened group under climate change. We discuss recent research on boreal birds in Northeastern US and in Maritime Canada related to genetic diversity, population trends in abundance, distributional shifts in response to climate change, community composition, and threats from shifting nest predators. We discuss how results from these studies may inform the conservation of boreal birds in a warming world as well as open questions that need addressing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52e99ce1863341f3baffd1a125c135ae2023-11-20T04:52:54ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182020-06-0112625710.3390/d12060257Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern PeripheryJoel Ralston0William V. DeLuca1Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USANational Audubon Society, Amherst, MA 01075, USAMany North American boreal forest birds reach the southern periphery of their distribution in the montane spruce–fir forests of northeastern United States and the barren coastal forests of Maritime Canada. Because the southern periphery may be the first to be impacted by warming climates, these populations provide a unique opportunity to examine several factors that will influence the conservation of this threatened group under climate change. We discuss recent research on boreal birds in Northeastern US and in Maritime Canada related to genetic diversity, population trends in abundance, distributional shifts in response to climate change, community composition, and threats from shifting nest predators. We discuss how results from these studies may inform the conservation of boreal birds in a warming world as well as open questions that need addressing.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/257range peripheryspruce–fir forestsclimate changerange shiftcommunity dynamics |
| spellingShingle | Joel Ralston William V. DeLuca Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery Diversity range periphery spruce–fir forests climate change range shift community dynamics |
| title | Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery |
| title_full | Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery |
| title_fullStr | Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery |
| title_short | Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery |
| title_sort | conservation lessons from the study of north american boreal birds at their southern periphery |
| topic | range periphery spruce–fir forests climate change range shift community dynamics |
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