The response of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus to climate change

Dyrcz, Andrzej; Hałupka, Lucyna

doi:10.1007/s10336-008-0315-9

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“…The observed advancement is also greater than the mean trend computed from several long‐term studies on birds (mean advance of 0.13 day/year, n = 68 species, Dunn and Winkler ), but is still comparable to observations from a few previous studies on migrant species (e.g. eurasian reed warblers ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ): advance of 0.48 day/year, Crick and Sparks ; great reed warblers ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus ): advance of 0.55 day/year, Dyrcz and Halupka ).…”

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Multidimensional environmental influences on timing of breeding in a tree swallow population facing climate change

Bourret

Bélisle

Pelletier

et al. 2015

Evolutionary Applications

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Most phenological traits are extremely sensitive to current climate change, and advances in the timing of important life-history events have been observed in many species. In birds, phenotypic plasticity in response to temperature is thought to be the main mechanism underlying yearly adjustment in the timing of breeding. However, other factors could be important and interact to affect the levels of plastic responses between and/or within-individuals. Here, we use long-term individual-based data on tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) to identify the spatial and environmental drivers affecting plasticity in laying date and to assess their importance at both population and individual levels. We found that laying date has advanced by 4.2 days over 10 years, and that it was mainly influenced by latitude and an interaction between spring temperature and breeder density. Analyses of individual plasticity showed that increases in temperature, but not in breeder density, resulted in within-individual advances in laying date. Our results suggest that females can adjust their laying date as a function of temperature, but that this adjustment will be partly constrained in habitats with lower breeder densities. Such potential constraint is especially worrying for the broad array of species already declining as a result of climate change.

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Multidimensional environmental influences on timing of breeding in a tree swallow population facing climate change

Bourret

Bélisle

Pelletier

et al. 2015

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“…On the other hand, cuckoo parasitism was low or non-existent at Bager pond and Kígyós River, where adverse weather and predation were primarily responsible for nest loss. Stormy wind followed by extended rainfall and decreased air temperatures can damage the nests or the reed stems supporting the nests and can lead to hypothermia of the eggs and the nestlings (Bensch and Hasselquist 1994, Schaefer et al 2006, Dyrcz and Halupka 2009, Honza et al 2012, Mérő et al 2013, 2014. There were several interesting patterns in habitat use and nesting success that inform about potential ecological and perceptual traps in the study region.…”

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Habitat use and nesting success of the Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) in different reed habitats in Serbia

Mérő¹,

Žuljević²,

Varga

et al. 2015

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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ABSTRACT.---We surveyed five reed habitats (mining pond, sand pit, large canal, small 1 canal and lowland river) in north-western Vojvodina (Serbia) between 2009-2011 to study 2 habitat use and to estimate nest success in an understudied region of the breeding range of the 3 Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus). Data from 174 nests showed that habitat 4 use differed considerably between the habitat types, but was not related to the area of the 5 study site or the reed bed. Higher-than-expected numbers of nests along the small canal and 6 the river suggested that Great Reed Warblers preferred these to other habitats for nesting. 7Habitat use was closely linked to the availability of reed edges and the quality of the reed 8 stand. Overall Mayfield nest success was 43%, slightly lower than in northern and western 9 Europe. Nest success was low along the small and large canal, where brood parasitism by 10Common Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) and nest predation were high due to nearby tree lines 11 providing perching sites to cuckoos and predators. Nest success was intermediate at the 12 mining pond due to very high predation pressure and adverse weather, and nest success was 13 highest in the sand pit (despite high Cuckoo parasitism) and the river (despite relatively high 14 predation). In conclusion, our results suggest that canals can function as ecological traps, 15 which attract edge-preferring Great Reed Warblers but are highly accessible to predators and 16 brood parasites. In contrast, sand pits can be perceptual traps because they provide good 17 resources for nesting but were less attractive to Great Reed Warblers than other habitats. 18Habitat use in relation to habitat availability thus depends primarily on the availability of reed 19 edges and the quality of the reed stand, whereas nest success also depends on the 20 characteristics of the surroundings and weather conditions.

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“…Similarly, warm ambient temperatures (e.g., 24-36°C) can reduce egg viability (Cooper et al, 2005;Olsen et al, 2008), and small differences in mean breeding season temperatures (e.g.,~4°C; Chase et al, 2005) can influence the number of young produced per successful nest (hereafter fledging brood size). Furthermore, increased temperatures may decrease nest survival by increasing activity of frequent nest predators such as snakes (Morrison & Bolger, 2002), although this is not always the case (e.g., Dyrcz & Halupka, 2009;Wesołowski & Maziarz, 2009).…”

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Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity

Cox

Thompson

Reidy

et al. 2013

Global Change Biology

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Increased temperatures and more extreme weather patterns associated with global climate change can interact with other factors that regulate animal populations, but many climate change studies do not incorporate other threats to wildlife in their analyses. We used 20 years of nest-monitoring data from study sites across a gradient of habitat fragmentation in Missouri, USA, to investigate the relative influence of weather variables (temperature and precipitation) and landscape factors (forest cover and edge density) on the number of young produced per nest attempt (i.e., productivity) for three species of songbirds. We detected a strong forest cover × temperature interaction for the Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) on productivity. Greater forest cover resulted in greater productivity because of reduced brood parasitism and increased nest survival, whereas greater temperatures reduced productivity in highly forested landscapes because of increased nest predation but had no effect in less forested landscapes. The Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) exhibited a similar pattern, albeit with a marginal forest cover × temperature interaction. By contrast, productivity of the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was not influenced by landscape effects or temperature. Our results highlight a potential difficulty of managing wildlife in response to global change such as habitat fragmentation and climate warming, as the habitat associated with the greatest productivity for flycatchers was also that most negatively influenced by high temperatures. The influence of high temperatures on nest predation (and therefore, nest predators) underscores the need to acknowledge the potential complexity of species' responses to climate change by incorporating a more thorough consideration of community ecology in the development of models of climate impacts on wildlife.

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The response of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus to climate change

Cited by 25 publications

References 28 publications

Multidimensional environmental influences on timing of breeding in a tree swallow population facing climate change

Multidimensional environmental influences on timing of breeding in a tree swallow population facing climate change

Habitat use and nesting success of the Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) in different reed habitats in Serbia

Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity

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