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Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration
Atmospheric dynamics strongly influence the migration of flying organisms. They affect, among others, the onset, duration and cost of migration, migratory routes, stop-over decisions, and flight speeds en-route. Animals move through a heterogeneous environment and have to react to atmospheric dynami...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931313/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20811515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icq011 |
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author | Shamoun-Baranes, Judy Bouten, Willem van Loon, E. Emiel |
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description | Atmospheric dynamics strongly influence the migration of flying organisms. They affect, among others, the onset, duration and cost of migration, migratory routes, stop-over decisions, and flight speeds en-route. Animals move through a heterogeneous environment and have to react to atmospheric dynamics at different spatial and temporal scales. Integrating meteorology into research on migration is not only challenging but it is also important, especially when trying to understand the variability of the various aspects of migratory behavior observed in nature. In this article, we give an overview of some different modeling approaches and we show how these have been incorporated into migration research. We provide a more detailed description of the development and application of two dynamic, individual-based models, one for waders and one for soaring migrants, as examples of how and why to integrate meteorology into research on migration. We use these models to help understand underlying mechanisms of individual response to atmospheric conditions en-route and to explain emergent patterns. This type of models can be used to study the impact of variability in atmospheric dynamics on migration along a migratory trajectory, between seasons and between years. We conclude by providing some basic guidelines to help researchers towards finding the right modeling approach and the meteorological data needed to integrate meteorology into their own research. |
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spelling | pubmed-29313132010-09-01 Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration Shamoun-Baranes, Judy Bouten, Willem van Loon, E. Emiel Integr Comp Biol Integrative Migration Biology Atmospheric dynamics strongly influence the migration of flying organisms. They affect, among others, the onset, duration and cost of migration, migratory routes, stop-over decisions, and flight speeds en-route. Animals move through a heterogeneous environment and have to react to atmospheric dynamics at different spatial and temporal scales. Integrating meteorology into research on migration is not only challenging but it is also important, especially when trying to understand the variability of the various aspects of migratory behavior observed in nature. In this article, we give an overview of some different modeling approaches and we show how these have been incorporated into migration research. We provide a more detailed description of the development and application of two dynamic, individual-based models, one for waders and one for soaring migrants, as examples of how and why to integrate meteorology into research on migration. We use these models to help understand underlying mechanisms of individual response to atmospheric conditions en-route and to explain emergent patterns. This type of models can be used to study the impact of variability in atmospheric dynamics on migration along a migratory trajectory, between seasons and between years. We conclude by providing some basic guidelines to help researchers towards finding the right modeling approach and the meteorological data needed to integrate meteorology into their own research. Oxford University Press 2010-09 2010-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2931313/ /pubmed/20811515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icq011 Text en © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. All rights reserved. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Integrative Migration Biology Shamoun-Baranes, Judy Bouten, Willem van Loon, E. Emiel Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration |
title | Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration |
title_full | Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration |
title_fullStr | Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration |
title_full_unstemmed | Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration |
title_short | Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration |
title_sort | integrating meteorology into research on migration |
topic | Integrative Migration Biology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931313/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20811515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icq011 |
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