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Article: Study results from University of Iceland update understanding of climate research.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- August 7, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Climate Research, "Changes in bird populations and their phenology (i.e. timing of nesting and migration) are increasingly linked to global climatic changes, particularly at temperate and Arctic latitudes. These patterns arise from local- and regional-scale effects of weather on demography but long-term time-series data necessary to explore these relationships are rarely available."
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