Effects of a sea barrier on large-scale migration patterns studied by a network of weather radars / Nadja Weisshaupt, Adriaan M. Dokter, Juan Arizaga, Mercedes Maruri
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Computer fileCitation: Weisshaupt, N., Dokter, A.M., Arizaga, J., Maruri, M., 2018. Effects of a sea barrier on large-scale migration patterns studied by a network of weather radars. Bird Study 65(2). 10.1080/00063657.2018.1476457 Publisher: [S.l.]: British Trust for Ornithology, 6/2018Content type: Texto (visual) Media type: electrónico Genre/Form: Artículo científicoSummary: Abstract:
Capsule: Nocturnal passerine migration patterns were studied by a network of weather radars within the East-Atlantic flyway providing large-scale information on the effect of a geographical
barrier.
Aims: The aim of this study was to obtain a large-scale spatial overview of the effects of a sea barrier on migratory flyways in northern Spain/western France.
Methods: Weather radar data were used from five sites at the Bay of Biscay during nights in spring 2015 to calculate flight directions and migration traffic rates (MTRs).
Results: The highest MTRs were registered by the radars at the southeastern edge of the bay, with a gradual decrease northwards. Spring migration direction was generally NNE/NE. Continuous nocturnal migration pattern indicated migration over land in the south. The radar half way up the French coast exhibited bimodal migration intensities at night, indicating sea crossing, and the northernmost corner of the bay showed little migration.
Conclusions: Radar patterns indicated migration over land and sea during spring migration. Sea crossing occurred with flight distances of up to about 500 km. Most migration activity was
observed in the radars along the southeastern section of the bay, indicating that the general migration flyway from Spain funnels through the eastern side of the north Iberian Peninsula.
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Abstract:
Capsule: Nocturnal passerine migration patterns were studied by a network of weather radars within the East-Atlantic flyway providing large-scale information on the effect of a geographical
barrier.
Aims: The aim of this study was to obtain a large-scale spatial overview of the effects of a sea barrier on migratory flyways in northern Spain/western France.
Methods: Weather radar data were used from five sites at the Bay of Biscay during nights in spring 2015 to calculate flight directions and migration traffic rates (MTRs).
Results: The highest MTRs were registered by the radars at the southeastern edge of the bay, with a gradual decrease northwards. Spring migration direction was generally NNE/NE. Continuous nocturnal migration pattern indicated migration over land in the south. The radar half way up the French coast exhibited bimodal migration intensities at night, indicating sea crossing, and the northernmost corner of the bay showed little migration.
Conclusions: Radar patterns indicated migration over land and sea during spring migration. Sea crossing occurred with flight distances of up to about 500 km. Most migration activity was
observed in the radars along the southeastern section of the bay, indicating that the general migration flyway from Spain funnels through the eastern side of the north Iberian Peninsula.
Weisshaupt, N., Dokter, A.M., Arizaga, J., Maruri, M., 2018. Effects of a sea barrier on large-scale migration patterns studied by a network of weather radars. Bird Study 65(2). 10.1080/00063657.2018.1476457
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