Stochastic simulations reveal few green wave surfing populations among spring migrating herbivorous waterfowl

dc.contributor.authorWang, Xin
dc.contributor.authorCao, Lei
dc.contributor.authorFox, Anthony D.
dc.contributor.authorFuller, Richard
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, Larry
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Carl
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Yunlin
dc.contributor.authorMoon, Oun-Kyong
dc.contributor.authorCabot, David
dc.contributor.authorXu, Zhenggang
dc.contributor.authorBatbayar, Nyambayar
dc.contributor.authorKölzsch, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorvan der Jeugd, Henk P.
dc.contributor.authorMadsen, Jesper
dc.contributor.authorChen, Liding
dc.contributor.authorNathan, Ran
dc.contributor.funderNational Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)en
dc.contributor.funderNational Natural Science Foundation of Chinaen
dc.contributor.funderChina Biodiversity Observation Networksen
dc.contributor.funderScottish Natural Heritageen
dc.contributor.funderIsrael Science Foundationen
dc.contributor.funderMinerva Center for Movement Ecologyen
dc.contributor.funderAdelina and Massimo Della Pergola Chair of Life Sciencesen
dc.contributor.funderChina Scholarship Councilen
dc.contributor.funderHebrew University of Jerusalem Scholarship Programen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T05:11:33Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T05:11:33Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-16
dc.description.abstractTracking seasonally changing resources is regarded as a widespread proximate mechanism underpinning animal migration. Migrating herbivores, for example, are hypothesized to track seasonal foliage dynamics over large spatial scales. Previous investigations of this green wave hypothesis involved few species and limited geographical extent, and used conventional correlation that cannot disentangle alternative correlated effects. Here, we introduce stochastic simulations to test this hypothesis using 222 individual spring migration episodes of 14 populations of ten species of geese, swans and dabbling ducks throughout Europe, East Asia, and North America. We find that the green wave cannot be considered a ubiquitous driver of herbivorous waterfowl spring migration, as it explains observed migration patterns of only a few grazing populations in specific regions. We suggest that ecological barriers and particularly human disturbance likely constrain the capacity of herbivorous waterfowl to track the green wave in some regions, highlighting key challenges in conserving migratory birds.en
dc.description.sponsorship2016YFC0500406); 31661143027; 31670424; 31500315; Flysafe project; 2525/16en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid2187en
dc.identifier.citationWang, X., Cao, L., Fox, A.D., Fuller, R., Griffin, L., Mitchell, C., Zhao, Y., Moon, O.K., Cabot, D., Xu, Z. and Batbayar, N. (2019) 'Stochastic simulations reveal few green wave surfing populations among spring migrating herbivorous waterfowl'. Nature communications, 10(1), 2187. (12pp). doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09971-8en
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-019-09971-8en
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723
dc.identifier.endpage12en
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleNature Communicationsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9110
dc.identifier.volume10en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09971-8
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectAnimal migrationen
dc.subjectGreen waveen
dc.subjectStochastic simulationsen
dc.subjectHerbivorous waterfowlen
dc.titleStochastic simulations reveal few green wave surfing populations among spring migrating herbivorous waterfowlen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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