Birds’ demographic responses to global changes in space: from national trends to local management
Informations
- Funding country
France- Acronym
- -
- Start date
- 1/1/2012
- End date
- 12/31/2015
- Budget
- 293,100 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRB & Nord-Pas de Calais - Appel à projets "Recherche Biodiversité" 2011 | Grant | - | - | 293,100 EUR |
Organisations
Abstract
This project will contribute to removing three obstacles around the understanding and inclusion of common birds’ demographic response to global changes: to know on what spatial scale changes in climate and habitat impact (i) the abundance and (ii) the demography, and (iii) train the managers to use this knowledge in the evaluation of their actions. Objective 1 is to quantify the impact of the habitat and climate disturbances on the abundance of birds through the Temporal Monitoring of Common Birds (STOC – Suivi Temporel des Oiseaux Communs) data by Count for Nord-Pas-de-Calais (NPDC). We will test whether sensitivity to disturbances differs between NPDC and the rest of France. The second objective is to contrast national, regional and local temporal variations of demographic parameters via the STOC by Capture-Recapture. We will develop a statistic model which decomposes survival and recruitment temporal variations between spatial scales and between species. Objective 3 is to identify the part of demographic disturbances that can be attributed to climate changes. With the developed model, we characterize, species by species, on which spatial scale climate forcing on demography is exerted. We will test whether resilience to climate disturbances is higher on managed sites. Finally, objective 4 is to train managers to take the results into account in the evaluation of their actions. This transfer will take place via a training session and an electronic forum. With the subsidies, we will recruit the human means necessary, and cover the mission expenses linked to the meetings between scientists and managers. The NPDC region is the best candidate for this project as the STOC Capture deployment is five times greater there than anywhere else in France, with networks dedicated to site management.