Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades
Understanding how birds cope with climate change has received much attention in recent years. So far, more emphasis has been given to passerine species than to any other groups of birds, possibly because of the availability of long-term data sets. Our objective was to study the effect of climate cha...
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| author | Jean-François Giroux Martin Patenaude-Monette Florent Lagarde Pierre Mousseau François Racine |
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| description | Understanding how birds cope with climate change has received much attention in recent years. So far, more emphasis has been given to passerine species than to any other groups of birds, possibly because of the availability of long-term data sets. Our objective was to study the effect of climate change on spring arrival date and breeding chronology of Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis), a short-distance migrant with a diverse diet. Based on Étude des Populations d'Oiseaux du Québec (EPOQ) checklists, we found that gulls arrived in southern Québec five days earlier in 2012 than in 1971. Sporadic observations in three nearby colonies indicated that Ring-billed gulls laid eggs eight days earlier in 2012 than they did in 1978. Both arrival and laying dates closely fit temperature warming. Because of their diverse diet, Ring-billed Gulls always have access to some food resources during the breeding period making a mismatch between phenology and food abundance unlikely. Continuous warming may enhance the use of agricultural lands by gulls before and during the breeding period. However, this may not be sufficient to compensate for a reduction of refuse accessibility at landfills that have implemented deterrence programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0cdd19fe07a4f6f98c22bdbf59e3a8b2023-01-02T08:53:36ZengResilience AllianceAvian Conservation and Ecology1712-65682016-06-01111110.5751/ACE-00821-110101821Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decadesJean-François Giroux0Martin Patenaude-Monette1Florent Lagarde2Pierre Mousseau3François Racine4Université du Québec à MontréalGroupe de Recherche en Écologie Comportementale et Animale, Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à MontréalGroupe de Recherche en Écologie Comportementale et Animale, Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à MontréalPierre Mousseau Biologiste-ConseilGroupe de Recherche en Écologie Comportementale et Animale, Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à MontréalUnderstanding how birds cope with climate change has received much attention in recent years. So far, more emphasis has been given to passerine species than to any other groups of birds, possibly because of the availability of long-term data sets. Our objective was to study the effect of climate change on spring arrival date and breeding chronology of Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis), a short-distance migrant with a diverse diet. Based on Étude des Populations d'Oiseaux du Québec (EPOQ) checklists, we found that gulls arrived in southern Québec five days earlier in 2012 than in 1971. Sporadic observations in three nearby colonies indicated that Ring-billed gulls laid eggs eight days earlier in 2012 than they did in 1978. Both arrival and laying dates closely fit temperature warming. Because of their diverse diet, Ring-billed Gulls always have access to some food resources during the breeding period making a mismatch between phenology and food abundance unlikely. Continuous warming may enhance the use of agricultural lands by gulls before and during the breeding period. However, this may not be sufficient to compensate for a reduction of refuse accessibility at landfills that have implemented deterrence programs.http://www.ace-eco.org/vol11/iss1/art1/climate change<span style="font-style: normal">Larus delawarensis</span>migrationphenologypopulation dynamicsrainfallreproductiontemperaturewarming |
| spellingShingle | Jean-François Giroux Martin Patenaude-Monette Florent Lagarde Pierre Mousseau François Racine Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades Avian Conservation and Ecology climate change <span style="font-style: normal">Larus delawarensis</span> migration phenology population dynamics rainfall reproduction temperature warming |
| title | Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades |
| title_full | Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades |
| title_fullStr | Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades |
| title_short | Changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of Ring-billed Gulls in southern Québec over four decades |
| title_sort | changes in spring arrival date and timing of breeding of ring billed gulls in southern quebec over four decades |
| topic | climate change <span style="font-style: normal">Larus delawarensis</span> migration phenology population dynamics rainfall reproduction temperature warming |
| url | http://www.ace-eco.org/vol11/iss1/art1/ |
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