Changes in the breeding biology of the Welcome Swallow (<i>Hirundo tahitica</i>) in New Zealand since colonisation

Evans, Karl L.; Tyler, Claire; Blackburn, Tim M.; Duncan, Richard P.

doi:10.1071/mu02052

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“…Crick et al 1997;McCleery and Perrins 1998;Crick and Sparks 1999;Dunn and Winkler 1999;Scharlemann 2001;Barlein and Winkel 2001;Coppack and Both 2002;Sanz 2002;Winkler et al 2002;Evans et al 2003;Sergio 2003a). Although this would seem favourable to birds by providing a longer breeding season with the possibility of multiple broods, it can lead to disadvantages if other aspects of the ecosystem, such as the availability of food resources, are not affected in the same way.…”

Section: Changes In Phenologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna

Chambers

Hughes

Weston

2005

Emu - Austral Ornithology

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Section: Changes In Phenologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna

Chambers

Hughes

Weston

2005

Emu - Austral Ornithology

113

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“…For birds using braided rivers as nesting habitat, higher frequency of spring flooding will likely result in nest failure (McGlone & Walker, 2011) for species like wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis (Cruz et al 2013;Christie 2014). Finally, there is growing evidence with long-term data showing birds are laying their eggs earlier concomitant with warming (Dunn & Winkler, 2010), and welcome swallows Hirundo neoxena demonstrate this (Evans et al 2003).…”

Section: Vertebrate and Invertebrate Faunamentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Small populations are carefully monitored and managed to protect these species from invasive predators, but small, isolated populations may be vulnerable to climate change, and particularly to extreme events such as fires which will be more frequent under climate change. Many of the likely impacts are predicted and not yet measured but of the terrestrial vertebrates, there are some clear examples of responses to climate change in birds (Evans et al 2003;Chauvenet et al 2013), bats (Pryde et al 2005), herpetofauna (Bell et al 2004;Mitchell et al 2008), with further effects predicted in beetles (Rizvanovic et al 2019). Walker 2011), land-based birds are also at risk.…”

Section: Vertebrate and Invertebrate Faunamentioning

confidence: 99%

Current knowledge and potential impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s biological heritage

Keegan¹,

White²,

Macinnis‐Ng³

2022

NZJE

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While global climate change is impacting biota across the world, New Zealand's maritime climate is highly variable and relatively mild, so climate change is sometimes seen as a minimal threat to species and ecosystems especially in comparison to the more immediate threat of invasive species. However, climate change will alter rainfall patterns, increase the incidence and severity of extreme events, and gradually increase temperatures which will all modify terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems. Our comprehensive review of reported climate change impacts in New Zealand indicates that most measured impacts to date are due to indirect impacts (such as exacerbation of invasive species impacts) and most are in the marine realm. Ocean acidification and marine heatwaves are particularly problematic for calcareous organisms and algae respectively. Other notable impacts include thermal squeeze in the alpine zone and impacts of drought on freshwater fish. Very small populations of rare and threatened species can be very vulnerable to extreme events (e.g. fire, floods). While the evidence for climate change impacts is sparse in some regions and for some ecosystems, we encourage ongoing monitoring to identify processes of decline that may need to be mitigated. We identify five key research needs to improve our understanding of the threat of climate change to the biodiversity of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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“…To date, most evidence of changes in breeding phenology in relation to a warming climate is from the northern hemisphere where warmer temperatures in the months preceding the breeding season correspond to an earlier start to laying (Parmesan and Yohe 2003;Dunn 2004; but see Visser et al 2004). Earlier breeding among Welcome Swallows in New Zealand coincided with rapid local climatic warming (Evans et al 2003). Some northern hemisphere species have experienced increased hatching and fledging success in association with warmer spring temperatures (Sparks et al 2002;Crick 2004;Dunn 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial and temporal variation in the breeding of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) in Australia

Chambers

Gibbs

Weston

et al. 2008

Emu - Austral Ornithology

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Abstract. Spatial and temporal variation in the breeding of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) in Australia were examined using data from Birds Australia's Nest Record Scheme (NRS; 1957, the Atlas of Australian Birds (1998Birds ( -2006, and climatic data . Breeding in north-western Australia was concentrated in summer, while in other regions the peak of breeding occurred during spring. Breeding success varied between regions and years but was generally highest in Tasmania. Clutch-size (mean 3.57 eggs ± 0.033 s.e., n = 549 clutches) did not vary regionally or temporally. In the northeast, breeding became earlier over time (~1.9 days per year, NRS), while in the south-east, breeding became later (~0.9 days per year); in other regions temporal trends were not evident. Only Tasmania showed a significant temporal change in breeding success (decrease of ~1.5% per year). All regions experienced warming climates, and annual rainfall increased in north-western regions and decreased in eastern regions. There were weak or no relationships between the amount or success of breeding, clutch-size and the climatic variables considered (with the possible exception of Tasmania), suggesting either that data limitations precluded us from detecting subtle effects or that Masked Lapwings have been little influenced or are resilient to changes in climate over most of their range.

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Changes in the breeding biology of the Welcome Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) in New Zealand since colonisation

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna

Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna

Current knowledge and potential impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s biological heritage

Spatial and temporal variation in the breeding of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) in Australia

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