Warming in the land of the midnight sun: breeding birds may suffer greater heat stress at high- vs low-Arctic sites
R. S. O'Connor, A. Le Pogam, K. G. Young, O. P. Love, C. J. Cox, G. Roy, F. Robitaille, K. H. Elliott, A. L. Hargreaves, E. S. Choy, H. G. Gilchrist, D. Berteaux, A. Tam, F. Vézina
This study predicts the temperature threshold for snow bunting breeding performance and finds high-Arctic sites experience more severe heat stress than low-Arctic sites due to prolonged periods of exceeding the critical temperature.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2021Ecology