Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.

<h4>Background</h4>The Gulf coastal ecosystems in Florida are foci of the highest species richness of imperiled shoreline dependent birds in the USA. However environmental processes that affect their macroecological patterns, like occupancy and abundance, are not well unraveled. In Flori...

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Autores principales:	Matteo Convertino, James B Elsner, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Gregory A Kiker, Christopher J Martinez, Richard A Fischer, Igor Linkov
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1aaa763dcde84ed48bd947f31d2343582021-11-18T07:00:33ZDo tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0015683https://doaj.org/article/1aaa763dcde84ed48bd947f31d2343582011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21264268/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>The Gulf coastal ecosystems in Florida are foci of the highest species richness of imperiled shoreline dependent birds in the USA. However environmental processes that affect their macroecological patterns, like occupancy and abundance, are not well unraveled. In Florida the Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) is resident along northern and western white sandy estuarine/ocean beaches and is considered a state-threatened species.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Here we show that favorable nesting areas along the Florida Gulf coastline are located in regions impacted relatively more frequently by tropical cyclones. The odds of Snowy Plover nesting in these areas during the spring following a tropical cyclone impact are seven times higher compared to the odds during the spring following a season without a cyclone. The only intensity of a tropical cyclone does not appear to be a significant factor affecting breeding populations.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Nevertheless a future climate scenario featuring fewer, but more extreme cyclones could result in a decrease in the breeding Snowy Plover population and its breeding range. This is because the spatio-temporal frequency of cyclone events was found to significantly affect nest abundance. Due to the similar geographic range and habitat suitability, and no decrease in nest abundance of other shorebirds in Florida after the cyclone season, our results suggest a common bioclimatic feedback between shorebird abundance and tropical cyclones in breeding areas which are affected by cyclones.Matteo ConvertinoJames B ElsnerRafael Muñoz-CarpenaGregory A KikerChristopher J MartinezRichard A FischerIgor LinkovPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 1, p e15683 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Matteo Convertino James B Elsner Rafael Muñoz-Carpena Gregory A Kiker Christopher J Martinez Richard A Fischer Igor Linkov Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.
description	<h4>Background</h4>The Gulf coastal ecosystems in Florida are foci of the highest species richness of imperiled shoreline dependent birds in the USA. However environmental processes that affect their macroecological patterns, like occupancy and abundance, are not well unraveled. In Florida the Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) is resident along northern and western white sandy estuarine/ocean beaches and is considered a state-threatened species.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Here we show that favorable nesting areas along the Florida Gulf coastline are located in regions impacted relatively more frequently by tropical cyclones. The odds of Snowy Plover nesting in these areas during the spring following a tropical cyclone impact are seven times higher compared to the odds during the spring following a season without a cyclone. The only intensity of a tropical cyclone does not appear to be a significant factor affecting breeding populations.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Nevertheless a future climate scenario featuring fewer, but more extreme cyclones could result in a decrease in the breeding Snowy Plover population and its breeding range. This is because the spatio-temporal frequency of cyclone events was found to significantly affect nest abundance. Due to the similar geographic range and habitat suitability, and no decrease in nest abundance of other shorebirds in Florida after the cyclone season, our results suggest a common bioclimatic feedback between shorebird abundance and tropical cyclones in breeding areas which are affected by cyclones.
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author	Matteo Convertino James B Elsner Rafael Muñoz-Carpena Gregory A Kiker Christopher J Martinez Richard A Fischer Igor Linkov
author_facet	Matteo Convertino James B Elsner Rafael Muñoz-Carpena Gregory A Kiker Christopher J Martinez Richard A Fischer Igor Linkov
author_sort	Matteo Convertino
title	Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.
title_short	Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.
title_full	Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.
title_fullStr	Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.
title_full_unstemmed	Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.
title_sort	do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in florida.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2011
url	https://doaj.org/article/1aaa763dcde84ed48bd947f31d234358
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Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida.

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