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OOS-28: Ecological processes important in the responses of bird populations to
environmental change driven by agriculture
Wednesday,
August 10, 8 AM - 11:30 AM, Meeting Rooms 511a and 511d, Level 5, Palais
des congrès de Montréal
Organizers:
Ken Norris (k.norris@rdg.ac.uk),
Emily Chambers, Juliet Vickery
Description:
The
conversion of natural habitats to agriculture and habitat change within
agricultural habitats play an important role in the decline and loss of
biodiversity worldwide. But, what are the processes underlying the response of
biodiversity to environmental change and remedial management designed to address
important conservation issues? In this session, we use bird population studies
as model systems for exploring the important ecological processes involved.
Using a series of case studies from different areas of the world, we will
discuss emerging issues in this area. These studies include the impact of
habitat fragmentation and degradation on avian biodiversity in the tropics, and
studies from Europe that address issues of spatial scale and predicting how
populations might respond to future environmental changes. Predicting how
populations might respond to future environmental change driven by agriculture
is crucially important. Discussion of each study will conclude by exploring how
an understanding of key ecological processes may improve our ability to make
such predictions.
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