TY - JOUR
T1 - GABB
T2 - A global dataset of alpine breeding birds and their ecological traits
AU - de Zwaan, Devin R.
AU - Scridel, Davide
AU - Altamirano, Tomás A.
AU - Gokhale, Pranav
AU - Kumar, R. Suresh
AU - Sevillano-Ríos, Steven
AU - Barras, Arnaud G.
AU - Arredondo-Amezcua, Libertad
AU - Asefa, Addisu
AU - Carrillo, Ricardo A.
AU - Green, Ken
AU - Gutiérrez-Chávez, Carlos A.
AU - Lehikoinen, Aleksi
AU - Li, Shaobin
AU - Lin, Ruey Shing
AU - Norment, Christopher J.
AU - Oswald, Krista N.
AU - Romanov, Alexey A.
AU - Salvador, Julio
AU - Weston, Kerry A.
AU - Martin, Kathy
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank all field researchers and experts with local knowledge of alpine birds and their habitats who contributed their expertise when the alpine breeding status of a species was unclear. Special thanks to Thane Pratt and Bruce Beehler for detailed field observations of New Guinean birds and providing literature that was difficult to access. We also wish to thank the Editor and two reviewers for their recommendations that greatly improved the manuscript and dataset. Funding provided in-part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
Funding Information:
The research was supported by the SUPRA project (grant number 1772C0021), financed by ADEME (French Environmental Agency), which also financed the PhD grant of the lead author, with the Région Pays de la Loire.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - Alpine ecosystems represent varied climates and vegetation structures globally, with the potential to support rich and functionally diverse avian communities. High mountain habitats and species are under significant threat from climate change and other anthropogenic factors. Yet, no global database of alpine birds exists, with most mountain systems lacking basic information on species breeding in alpine habitats, their status and trends, or potential cryptic diversity (i.e., sub-species distributions). To address these critical knowledge gaps, we combined published literature, regional monitoring schemes, and expert knowledge from often inaccessible, data-deficient mountain ranges to develop a global list of alpine breeding bird species with their associated distributions and select ecological traits. This dataset compiles alpine breeding records for 1,310 birds, representing 12.0% of extant species and covering all major mountain regions across each continent, excluding Antarctica. The Global Alpine Breeding Bird dataset (GABB) is an essential resource for research on the ecological and evolutionary factors shaping alpine communities, as well as documenting the value of these high elevation, climate-sensitive habitats for conserving biodiversity.
AB - Alpine ecosystems represent varied climates and vegetation structures globally, with the potential to support rich and functionally diverse avian communities. High mountain habitats and species are under significant threat from climate change and other anthropogenic factors. Yet, no global database of alpine birds exists, with most mountain systems lacking basic information on species breeding in alpine habitats, their status and trends, or potential cryptic diversity (i.e., sub-species distributions). To address these critical knowledge gaps, we combined published literature, regional monitoring schemes, and expert knowledge from often inaccessible, data-deficient mountain ranges to develop a global list of alpine breeding bird species with their associated distributions and select ecological traits. This dataset compiles alpine breeding records for 1,310 birds, representing 12.0% of extant species and covering all major mountain regions across each continent, excluding Antarctica. The Global Alpine Breeding Bird dataset (GABB) is an essential resource for research on the ecological and evolutionary factors shaping alpine communities, as well as documenting the value of these high elevation, climate-sensitive habitats for conserving biodiversity.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41597-022-01723-6
DO - 10.1038/s41597-022-01723-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 36243729
AN - SCOPUS:85139833308
SN - 2052-4463
VL - 9
JO - Scientific data
JF - Scientific data
IS - 1
M1 - 627
ER -