Article
Biophysics
Joanna Skwarska, Agnieszka Podstawczynska, Miroslawa Banbura, Michal Gladalski, Adam Kalinski, Marcin Markowski, Jaroslaw Wawrzyniak, Piotr Zielinski, Jerzy Banbura
Summary: Our research found that temperature significantly influenced the health of nestling pied flycatchers, with the daily minimum temperature during the first 12 days of nestling life having the strongest impact on the H:L ratio. Precipitation had no significant influence on the stress response in nestling pied flycatchers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Xiong Z. He, Qiao Wang
Summary: The apple leaf-curling midge is an invasive pest of apple that can contaminate fresh fruit for export and cause biosecurity problems in various countries. The study investigated the effects of temperature and daylength on the midge's development and survival, and developed a thermal model to predict its population dynamics. The study found that temperature, but not daylength, significantly influenced the midge's development and survival. The model accurately predicted the number of generations per year and the time of adult emergence under different thermal conditions.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tingting Chen, Liqin Wang, Hongtao Wang, Sheng Jiang, San Zhou
Summary: American ginseng's phenological development and ginsenoside accumulation are influenced by environmental factors, such as temperature, spring warming, and autumn day-length. Adequate cold exposure in winter coupled with suitable photoperiod promotes normal spring phenology, while shortening autumn day-length coupled with autumn cooling promotes normal autumn phenology. Insufficient cold exposure and unsuitable photoperiod are detrimental to phenological development and ginsenoside accumulation in American ginseng.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jinmei Wang, Zhenxiang Xi, Xujian He, Shanshan Chen, Sergio Rossi, Nicholas G. Smith, Jianquan Liu, Lei Chen
Summary: Research on leaf unfolding in eight deciduous species at 1300 sites in central Europe between 1951 and 2013 found that daytime warming led to advanced leaf unfolding, while nighttime warming caused delayed leaf unfolding. However, the slowdown in advancing spring phenology by daytime warming may be buffered by earlier spring phenology induced by nighttime warming, suggesting a complex interplay between daytime and nighttime temperature in shaping plant phenological responses to global warming.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dujuan Ma, Xiaodan Wu, Xuanlong Ma, Jingping Wang, Xingwen Lin, Cuicui Mu
Summary: The study demonstrated that the MOD17A2H product accurately captured the variations of GPP in the Arctic, showing consistency with in situ measurements and functional phenology. Spatial patterns and interannual trends of GPP were found to be partly related to land cover types, latitude, and elevation, peaking in forests and lowest in grasslands.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kevin B. Briggs, D. Charles Deeming, Mark C. Mainwaring
Summary: This study found that plastic and other anthropogenic materials were present in 35% of pied flycatcher nests in rural woodlands throughout Great Britain. In an experimental test, the flycatchers preferred natural materials and one type of anthropogenic material. Additionally, they showed a preference for white plastic and avoided orange, blue, and yellow plastic.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Lanlan Zhang, Jinbin Zheng, Heikki Hanninen, Rishikesh P. Bhalerao, Jiasheng Wu, Rui Zhang
Summary: Climatic warming affects the spring phenology of trees, with winter chilling, spring forcing, and photoperiod being the major cues. We studied the effects and interactions of these cues in four subtropical tree species and found that different species have different responses. This should be considered in tree phenology models.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lluis Perez-Planells, Frank-M. Goettsche
Summary: The thermal dynamics of land surface, controlled by solar geometry, can be modeled using relatively simple functions. This study proposes a new model that simultaneously describes the annual and diurnal variation of surface temperature. The model was validated using LST observations and showed potential in describing surface and climate properties in different regions.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ornithology
Justine Le Vaillant, Jaime Potti, Carlos Camacho, David Canal, Jesus Martinez-Padilla
Summary: Individual flexibility in breeding time is crucial for responding to unpredictable environmental changes. A study on a population of Pied flycatchers monitored for three decades in central Spain revealed low repeatability in breeding date, hatching date, and pre-breeding event timing. This suggests that female Pied flycatchers are adaptable and can adjust their breeding schedule based on current conditions.
ARDEOLA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Daniel M. Buonaiuto, Megan J. Donahue, Elizabeth M. Wolkovich
Summary: Temperature and light cues interact to control biological processes, but the experimental coupling of photoperiod and thermoperiod introduces unmeasured covariation, leading to biases in statistical inference regarding the effects of these cues.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Haiping Xia, Yunhao Chen, Adu Gong, Kangning Li, Long Liang, Zhen Guo
Summary: High spatiotemporal resolution land surface temperature (LST) is crucial for various environmental applications, but obtaining continuous daily thermal observations can be challenging due to the limitations of thermal infrared sensors. This study proposes a phenology-based ATC model (PATC) that takes into account phenology change and local weather change in order to reconstruct daily unscanned LSTs at an annual scale. Results show that PATC outperforms traditional ATC models, improving accuracy by 1.6 and 0.5 K in daytime and nighttime, respectively, and showing better performance compared to enhanced ATC models.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eugen Belskii, Elena Belskaya
Summary: This study found that birds in polluted areas started breeding later, resulting in insufficient food supply during the incubation period. The mismatch between food demand and availability led to an increased nestling mortality rate and decreased body weight of fledglings.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Huanjiong Wang, Chengxi Gao, Quansheng Ge, Annikki Makela
Summary: This study investigated the effects of temperature and photoperiod on leaf senescence in temperate tree species. The results showed that low temperature alone could induce leaf senescence, with L. principis-rupprechtii being more sensitive than Q. mongolica. Short photoperiod could only induce leaf senescence in L. principis-rupprechtii, and its effect decreased with decreasing temperature. The study developed a new autumn phenology model that incorporated interspecific differences in photoperiod sensitivity, which performed better in simulating observed leaf senescence date compared to existing models. This new model could improve the prediction of climate change impacts on forest carbon uptake.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Minkyu Moon, Bijan Seyednasrollah, Andrew D. Richardson, Mark A. Friedl
Summary: The timing of leaf emergence in temperate and boreal forests is changing, with photoperiod control dominant in warmer climates and thermal control predominant in colder climates. Remote sensing-based models accurately predict variation in greenup timing and suggest that as the climate warms, leaf emergence will move earlier, particularly in colder regions below 10 degrees C mean annual temperature.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Derek M. Wright, Sandesh Neupane, Taryn Heidecker, Teketel A. Haile, Crystal Chan, Clarice J. Coyne, Rebecca J. McGee, Sripada Udupa, Fatima Henkrar, Eleonora Barilli, Diego Rubiales, Tania Gioia, Giuseppina Logozzo, Stefania Marzario, Reena Mehra, Ashutosh Sarker, Rajeev Dhakal, Babul Anwar, Debashish Sarkar, Albert Vandenberg, Kirstin E. Bett
Summary: Lentils, a staple in many diets globally, are facing challenges due to climate change which necessitate expanded breeding efforts. Research shows that using a daylength and temperature model can help identify varieties best suited for new environments, mitigating the impact of these changes on lentil producers.
PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET
(2021)
Article
Ecology
R. Lande, V. Grotan, S. Engen, M. E. Visser, B. -e. Saether
Summary: A method for analyzing long-term demographic data is proposed to compare populations with different life histories. The method involves estimating the key parameters that determine the density dependence and environmental fluctuations in life history. The study also evaluates the long-term selection gradient on the life history.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Stefan J. G. Vriend, Vidar Grotan, Marlene Gamelon, Frank Adriaensen, Markus P. Ahola, Elena Alvarez, Liam D. Bailey, Emilio Barba, Jean-Charles Bouvier, Malcolm D. Burgess, Andrey Bushuev, Carlos Camacho, David Canal, Anne Charmantier, Ella F. Cole, Camillo Cusimano, Blandine F. Doligez, Szymon M. Drobniak, Anna Dubiec, Marcel Eens, Tapio Eeva, Kjell Einar Erikstad, Peter N. Ferns, Anne E. Goodenough, Ian R. Hartley, Shelley A. Hinsley, Elena Ivankina, Rimvydas Juskaitis, Bart Kempenaers, Anvar B. Kerimov, John Atle Kalas, Claire Lavigne, Agu Leivits, Mark C. Mainwaring, Jesus Martinez-Padilla, Erik Matthysen, Kees van Oers, Markku Orell, Rianne Pinxten, Tone Kristin Reiertsen, Seppo Rytkonen, Juan Carlos Senar, Ben C. Sheldon, Alberto Sorace, Janos Torok, Emma Vatka, Marcel E. Visser, Bernt-Erik Saether
Summary: Identifying the environmental drivers of variation in fitness-related traits is important in ecology and evolution. This study examined the influence of local climatic variables on spatial synchrony in fitness-related traits among bird populations in Europe. The researchers found that temperature strongly affected spatial synchrony in laying date for blue tits and great tits but not for pied flycatchers. Understanding how environmental conditions influence trait values improves our understanding of environmental impacts on populations.
Review
Evolutionary Biology
Meike T. Wortel, Deepa Agashe, Susan F. Bailey, Claudia Bank, Karen Bisschop, Thomas Blankers, Johannes Cairns, Enrico Sandro Colizzi, Davide Cusseddu, Michael M. Desai, Bram van Dijk, Martijn Egas, Jacintha Ellers, Astrid T. Groot, David G. Heckel, Marcelle L. Johnson, Ken Kraaijeveld, Joachim Krug, Liedewij Laan, Michael Laessig, Peter A. Lind, Jeroen Meijer, Luke M. Noble, Samir Okasha, Paul B. Rainey, Daniel E. Rozen, Shraddha Shitut, Sander J. Tans, Olivier Tenaillon, Henrique Teotonio, J. Arjan G. M. de Visser, Marcel E. Visser, Renske M. A. Vroomans, Gijsbert D. A. Werner, Bregje Wertheim, Pleuni S. Pennings
Summary: Evolution has traditionally been a historical and descriptive science, but with advancements in technology and understanding, predictions about future evolutionary processes are now being developed and used in various fields. These predictions serve different purposes, such as preparation, intervention, or evaluation of our knowledge about evolution.
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Thomas E. Reed, Marcel E. Visser, Robin S. Waples
Summary: This paper discusses the use and misuse of fitness variation and the 'opportunity for selection' (I$$ I $$) in evolutionary ecology. The study finds that the realization of selection opportunity relies on trait variation, rather than being solely determined by fitness variation. Additionally, the strength of demographic stochasticity can dominate the variation of I$$ I $$ across time or space. The analysis using simulations and empirical data from a population study on great tits suggests that measuring fitness based on the annual number of recruits can reveal a higher scope for fecundity selection compared to measuring it based on fledglings or eggs.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucyna Halupka, Debora Arlt, Jere Tolvanen, Alexandre Millon, Pierre Bize, Peter Adamik, Pascal Albert, Wayne J. Arendt, Alexander V. Artemyev, Vittorio Baglione, Jerzy Banbura, Miroslawa Banbura, Emilio Barba, Robert T. Barrett, Peter H. Becker, Eugen Belskii, Mark Bolton, E. Keith Bowers, Joel Bried, Lyanne Brouwer, Monika Bukacinska, Dariusz Bukacinski, Lesley Bulluck, Kate F. Carstens, Ines Catry, Motti Charter, Anna Chernomorets, Rita Covas, Monika Czuchra, Donald C. Dearborn, Florentino de Lope, Adrian S. Di Giacomo, Valery C. Dombrovski, Hugh Drummond, Michael J. Dunn, Tapio Eeva, Louise M. Emmerson, Yngve Espmark, Juan A. Fargallo, Sergey I. Gashkov, Elena Yu. Golubova, Michael Griesser, Michael P. Harris, Jeffrey P. Hoover, Zuzanna Jagielio, Patrik Korell, Janusz Kloskowski, Walter D. Koenig, Heikki Kolunen, Magorzata Korczak-Abshire, Erkki Korpimaeki, Indrikis Krams, Milos Krist, Sonja C. Kruger, Boris D. Kuranov, Xavier Lambin, Michael P. Lombardo, Andrey Lyakhov, Alfonso Marzal, Anders P. Moller, Veronica C. Neves, Jan Tottrup Nielsen, Alexander Numerov, Beata Orlowska, Daniel Oro, Markus oest, Richard A. Phillips, Hannu Pietiaeinen, Vicente Polo, Jiri Porkert, Jaime Potti, Hannu Poeysae, Thierry Printemps, Jouke Prop, Petra Quillfeldt, Jaime A. Ramos, Pierre-Alain Ravussin, Robert N. Rosenfield, Alexandre Roulin, Dustin R. Rubenstein, Irina E. Samusenko, Denis A. Saunders, Michael Schaub, Juan C. Senar, Fabrizio Sergio, Tapio Solonen, Diana V. Solovyeva, Janusz Stepniewski, Paul M. Thompson, Marcin Tobolka, Janos Toeroek, Martijn van de Pol, Louis Vernooij, Marcel E. Visser, David F. Westneat, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, Jaroslaw Wiacek, Karen L. Wiebe, Andrew G. Wood, Andrzej Wuczynski, Dariusz Wysocki, Marketa Zarybnicka, Antoni Margalida, Konrad Halupka
Summary: Climate change has different effects on the annual reproductive output of bird species, with some populations experiencing a decline in offspring production while others show an increase. The study finds that changes in ecological and life history traits, as well as temperature, play a role in these variations. Migratory and larger-bodied species tend to produce fewer offspring with increasing temperatures, while smaller-bodied, sedentary species tend to produce more.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Biology
Barbara M. Tomotani, Fabian Timpen, Kamiel Spoelstra
Summary: Urbanization increases light at night, disrupting avian circadian organization. City birds exhibited stronger after-effects and slower reversion to their internal circadian clock. The differences in activity timing were not caused by clock speed, but a direct response to light. Persistence in after-effects suggests reduced sensitivity of the clock to night-time lighting cues.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Melanie Lindner, Jip J. C. Ramakers, Irene Verhagen, Barbara M. Tomotani, A. Christa Mateman, Phillip Gienapp, Marcel E. Visser
Summary: Global warming has caused changes in phenological traits in many species. Whether species are able to adapt to further increasing temperatures depends on the fitness consequences of additional shifts in phenological traits. A study on great tits (Parus major) with genotypes for extremely early and late egg lay dates found that females with early genotypes advanced lay dates, but not compared to nonselected females. However, fitness outcomes in terms of fledgling production were similar between females with early and late genotypes. This study suggests the presence of constraints on early lay dates.
Article
Ecology
Claire Hermans, Jens C. Koblitz, Harm Bartholomeus, Peter Stilz, Marcel E. Visser, Kamiel Spoelstra
Summary: This study combined LiDAR technology with acoustic tracking to study the fine-scale use of habitat by bats. By studying the relationship between bats' spatial behavior and vegetation structure, the specific response of bats to habitat characteristics can be explored in detail. This combination of techniques also opens up possibilities for other applications involving movement patterns and 3D space reconstruction of other animals.
Article
Biology
Kamiel Spoelstra, Sven Teurlincx, Matthijs Courbois, Zoe M. Hopkins, Marcel E. Visser, Theresa M. Jones, Gareth R. Hopkins
Summary: Artificial light at night affects biodiversity, with a significant impact on the composition of ground-dwelling invertebrate communities. However, it does not have a significant effect on diversity.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biology
Natalie E. van Dis, Geert-Jan Sieperda, Vidisha Bansal, Bart van Lith, Bregje Wertheim, Marcel E. Visser
Summary: Climate change can cause phenological mismatches between species, affecting their fitness and population dynamics. The study focuses on the winter moth, whose eggs hatch before their food source becomes available due to warmer winters. The mismatch leads to increased mortality rates and affects caterpillar growth. Long-term data analysis shows that population density is significantly influenced by phenological mismatch, with smaller mismatches resulting in higher population growth rates.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biology
Joanie Van de Walle, Remi Fay, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Fanie Pelletier, Sandra Hamel, Marlene Gamelon, Christophe Barbraud, F. Guillaume Blanchet, Daniel T. Blumstein, Anne Charmantier, Karine Delord, Benjamin Larue, Julien Martin, James A. Mills, Emmanuel Milot, Francine M. Mayer, Jay Rotella, Bernt-Erik Saether, Celine Teplitsky, Martijn van de Pol, Dirk H. Van Vuren, Marcel E. Visser, Caitlin P. Wells, John Yarrall, Stephanie Jenouvrier
Summary: The slow-fast continuum is commonly used to describe variation in life-history strategies across species. However, it remains unclear whether this continuum explains life-history variation among individuals within a population.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biology
Cherine C. Jantzen, Marcel E. Visser
Summary: Climate change leads to changes in the strength of directional selection on seasonal timing, and this selection varies spatially. Spatial variation in selection patterns is caused by spatial variation in temperature and habitat characteristics to which birds and caterpillars respond.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marlene Gamelon, Stephanie Jenouvrier, Melanie Lindner, Bernt-Erik Saether, Marcel E. Visser
Summary: The authors define the time of emergence, known as 'time of emergence' (ToE), as the time at which the signal of climate change in ecological processes emerges from the noise of ecosystem variability. They found that the time of emergence differs across different levels of biological organization, occurring earlier at the population level rather than at the trait or vital rate levels. This finding suggests that the population size of the great tit will experience an amplified climate change signal compared to its laying date and vital rates under the RCP 8.5 scenario.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Joanne C. Stonehouse, Lewis G. Spurgin, Veronika N. Laine, Mirte Bosse, Martien A. M. Great Tit HapMap Consortium, Martien A. M. Groenen, Kees van Oers, Ben C. Sheldon, Marcel E. Visser, Jon Slate
Summary: The unprecedented rate of climate change emphasizes the urgency of understanding how organisms can adapt. Great tits are an attractive model system for studying the genomics of climate adaptation. Through genome-environment analysis, 36 genes linked to climate adaptation were identified. Enrichment analysis revealed that climate adaptation is polygenic and genetically complex. The study also suggests that great tits have been adapting geographically to climate changes since the last ice age. Furthermore, substantial climate-associated genetic variation remains in contemporary great tit populations.