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Population dynamics, moult and fuel deposition of passerines in Lapland
The summer at high latitudes is short and puts high demands on the
migratory birds breeding there. The project, called PostLUVRE, is a part
of the larger LUVRE (Lund University Vindel River Expedition). LUVRE
started in 1963 and has since described and followed the dynamics of the
Lapland bird fauna. PostLUVRE started in 1983 and works in the
post-breeding period. Since 1984 we have ringed birds in a standardized
way, from 15 July to mid August. From the data we have been able to look
at how productivity (reproductive success) in the birds vary with
environmental conditions. We have also studied moult (which is fast!)
and fuel deposition (which is small!).
Recent publications
related to the project:
Lindström, Å., Enemar, A., Andersson,
G., von Proschwitz, T. & Nyholm, N. E. I. 2005. Density-dependent
reproductive output in relation to a drastically varying food supply:
getting the density measure right. – Oikos 110: 155-163.
Hellgren,
O., Bensch, S., Hobson, K. A. & Lindström, Å. 2008. Population structure
and migratory directions of Scandinavian bluethroats (Luscinia svecica)
- a molecular, morphological and stable isotope analysis – Ecography
31:95-103.
Lindström, Å., Green, M., Paulson, G., Smith, H.G. & Devictor, V. 2012. Rapid changes in bird community composition at multiple spatial scales in response to recent climate change. – Ecography, published online 7 September 2012.
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