Climatic constraints on wintering bird distributions are modified by urbanization and weather
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Climatic constraints on wintering bird distributions are modified by urbanization and weather.
1. Ecologists have long been interested in the role of climate in shaping species' ranges, and in recent years, this relationship has taken on greater significance because of the need for accurate predictions of the effects of climate change on wildlife populations. Bioclimatic relationships, however, are potentially complicated by various environmental factors operating at multiple spatial and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Ecology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0021-8790
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01780.x