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@article{item_3004340,
title = {{Late-season snowfall is associated with decreased offspring survival in two migratory arctic-breeding songbird species}},
author = {Chmura, H. E. and Krause, J. S. and Perez, J. H. and Asmus, A. and Sweet, S. K. and Hunt, K. E. and Meddle, S. L. and McElreath, Richard and Boelman, N. T. and Gough, L. and Wingfield, J. C.},
language = {eng},
issn = {0908-8857},
doi = {10.1111/jav.01712},
publisher = {Munksgaard},
address = {Copenhagen, Denmark},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-09},
abstract = {{While the effect of weather on reproduction has been studied for many years in avian {\textless}br{\textgreater}taxa, the rapid pace of climate change in arctic regions has added urgency to this {\textless}br{\textgreater}question by changing the weather conditions species experience during breeding. Given {\textless}br{\textgreater}this, it is important to understand how factors such as temperature, rain, snowfall, and {\textless}br{\textgreater}wind affect reproduction both directly and indirectly (e.g. through their effects on food {\textless}br{\textgreater}availability). In this study, we ask how weather factors and food availability influence {\textless}br{\textgreater}daily survival rates of clutches in two arctic-breeding migratory songbirds: the Lapland {\textless}br{\textgreater}longspur {\textless}br{\textgreater}Calcarius lapponicus{\textless}br{\textgreater}, a circumpolar breeder, and Gambel{\textquoteright}s white-crowned {\textless}br{\textgreater}sparrow {\textless}br{\textgreater}Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii{\textless}br{\textgreater}, which breeds in shrubby habitats across {\textless}br{\textgreater}tundra, boreal and continental climates. To do this, we monitored clutch survival {\textless}br{\textgreater}in these two species from egg-lay through fledge at field sites located near Toolik {\textless}br{\textgreater}Field Station (North Slope, Alaska) across 5 yr (2012{\textendash}2016). Our results indicate {\textless}br{\textgreater}that snowfall and cold temperatures decreased offspring survival rates in both species; {\textless}br{\textgreater}although Lapland longspurs were more susceptible to snowfall. Food availability, {\textless}br{\textgreater}quantified by pitfall sampling and sweep-net sampling methods, had minimal effects {\textless}br{\textgreater}on offspring survival. Some climate models predict increased precipitation for the {\textless}br{\textgreater}Arctic with global warming, and in the Toolik region, total snow accumulation may be {\textless}br{\textgreater}increasing. Placed in this context, our results suggest that changes in snow storms with {\textless}br{\textgreater}climate change could have substantial consequences for reproduction in migratory {\textless}br{\textgreater}songbirds breeding in the North American Arctic.}},
journal = {{Journal of Avian Biology}},
volume = {49},
number = {9},
eid = {e01712},
}