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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Main Authors:	Joel Ralston, William V. DeLuca
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:	Diversity
Subjects:	range periphery spruce–fir forests climate change range shift community dynamics
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/257

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spelling	doaj-52e99ce1863341f3baffd1a125c135ae2020-11-25T04:09:07ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182020-06-011225725710.3390/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
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title	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_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_sort	conservation lessons from the study of north american boreal birds at their southern periphery
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Diversity
issn	1424-2818
publishDate	2020-06-01
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.
topic	range periphery spruce–fir forests climate change range shift community dynamics
url	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/257
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Conservation Lessons from the Study of North American Boreal Birds at Their Southern Periphery

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