Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna

By Lynda Chambers, Lesley Hughes, Michael A. Weston. 2005

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Abstract Relative to the northern hemisphere, little is known about the effect of climate change on southern hemisphere birds, although the impact could be significant. Here we review the effects of climate change on birds that have been documented or predicted, with particular reference to Australian species. Potential impacts include changes in geographic range, movement patterns, morphology, physiology, abundance, phenology and community composition. The evidence suggests that these changes are already happening, both overseas and in Australia, but more research is needed to determine the extent of these impacts and how to conserve birds in the face of climate change. Management options include promoting adaptation and resilience, intensive management of sensitive species, and improved planning for mitigation techniques and monitoring.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology

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Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Change (2010, background): “2000) and birds (Chambers et al. 2005); these species are able to migrate relatively long distances to take advantage of favourable conditions.”
Observed and predicted effects of climate on Australian seabirds (2011, background): “Reducing or eliminating these threats, will improve both the likelihood of successful (autonomous) adaptation and viability of populations, thus reducing the overall risk of ecosystem collapse (Chambers et al. 2005; Steffen et al. 2009).”
Climate change and Australian marine life (2007, background): “Protracted breeding seasons observed in seabird species in Western Australia are likely to be a response to changing climate (Dunlop & Wooller 1986, Chambers et al. 2005).”
Drivers of animal migration and implications in changing environments (2016, unknown): “1), yet most work has focused on temperate northern hemisphere species, with relatively less known about either tropical or Australian species (Chambers et al. 2005; Studds and Marra 2011).”
A matter of timing: changes in the first date of arrival and last date of departure of Australian migratory birds (2006, background): “This highlights how little is known about the responses of bird species in the Southern Hemisphere – a situation that is primarily owing to a lack of long-term datasets needed to identify such changes (Hughes, 2003; Chambers et al., 2005).”
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Distribution of North American Trees (2007, background): “To better understand the potential impacts of the current warming trend, considerable effort has gone into predicting the effect of future climate scenarios on various flora and fauna (Walther et al. 2002, Chambers et al. 2005, Shi et al. 2006).”