Summer vs. winter: Examining the temporal distribution of avian biodiversity to inform conservation

摘要: ABSTRACT Winter habitat quality plays a key role in avian population regulation, and conservation of winter is priority for waterfowl, shorebirds, Neotropical migrant landbirds. Yet, there has been little discussion the importance conserving temperate wintering landbirds, including billions Neotemperate migratory landbirds that United States. The value impact initiatives U.S. could be maximized by accommodating requirements bird communities throughout full annual cycle, particularly southern western where species richness concentrated. To estimate degree to which should priority, we examined temporal distribution diversity using riparian lower Cosumnes River Putah Creek watersheds California's Central Valley. We used hierarchical multispecies occupancy models seasonal ...