Shifts in timing and duration of breeding for 73 boreal bird species over four decades

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Maria H HällforsMarjo Saastamoinen

Abstract

Breeding timed to match optimal resource abundance is vital for the successful reproduction of species, and breeding is therefore sensitive to environmental cues. As the timing of breeding shifts with a changing climate, this may not only affect the onset of breeding but also its termination, and thus the length of the breeding period. We use an extensive dataset of over 820K nesting records of 73 bird species across the boreal region in Finland to probe for changes in the beginning, end, and duration of the breeding period over four decades (1975 to 2017). We uncover a general advance of breeding with a strong phylogenetic signal but no systematic variation over space. Additionally, 31% of species contracted their breeding period in at least one bioclimatic zone, as the end of the breeding period advanced more than the beginning. We did not detect a statistical difference in phenological responses of species with combinations of different migratory strategy or number of broods. Nonetheless, we find systematic differences in species responses, as the contraction in the breeding period was found almost exclusively in resident and short-distance migrating species, which generally breed early in the season. Overall, changes in the...Continue Reading

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Feb 4, 2021·Nature Communications·Mads F SchouCharlie K Cornwallis
Mar 17, 2021·The Journal of Animal Ecology·Lucyna HalupkaKonrad Halupka
Jun 9, 2021·Ecology Letters·Maria H HällforsMarjo Saastamoinen
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Jul 4, 2021·Global Change Biology·Michael S CrossleyWilliam E Snyder
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