Challenges of high-elevation bird species in a changing world
We study how the environment, in particular climate warming, infrastructure pressure and increasing touristic activity, affects survival and reproduction of alpine bird species. We use meta-analyses and mathematical modelling based on data from literature, and we analyse archive data. We complement the knowledge by own field studies. The project aims at mapping species-specific survival and reproduction in space and time. The maps will be used for spatial prioritisation in conservation.
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PI: Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt (University of Basel and Swiss Ornithological Institute) /
Sebastian Dirren (Swiss Ornithological Institute) / Sabine Hille (BOKU Vienna, Austria) /
Maria Mar Delgado (University Oviedo, Spain)
People: Michelle Eichenberger (MSc, ETH Zurich, Swiss Ornithological Institute),
Anne-Cathérine Gutzwiller (PhD, University Basel, Swiss Ornithological Institute),
Anja Martina Lozza (MSc, University Zurich, Swiss Ornithological Institute),
Carole Niffenegger (PhD, ETH Zurich, Swiss Ornithological Institute),
Christian Schano (PostDoc, Swiss Ornithological Institute)