TY - JOUR
T1 - Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds
AU - Kubelka, Vojtěch
AU - Šálek, Miroslav
AU - Tomkovich, Pavel
AU - Végvári, Zsolt
AU - Freckleton, Robert P.
AU - Székely, Tamás
PY - 2018/11/9
Y1 - 2018/11/9
N2 - Ongoing climate change is thought to disrupt trophic relationships, with consequences for complex interspecific interactions, yet the effects of climate change on species interactions are poorly understood, and such effects have not been documented at a global scale. Using a single database of 38,191 nests from 237 populations, we found that shorebirds have experienced a worldwide increase in nest predation over the past 70 years. Historically, there existed a latitudinal gradient in nest predation, with the highest rates in the tropics; however, this pattern has been recently reversed in the Northern Hemisphere, most notably in the Arctic. This increased nest predation is consistent with climate-induced shifts in predator-prey relationships.
AB - Ongoing climate change is thought to disrupt trophic relationships, with consequences for complex interspecific interactions, yet the effects of climate change on species interactions are poorly understood, and such effects have not been documented at a global scale. Using a single database of 38,191 nests from 237 populations, we found that shorebirds have experienced a worldwide increase in nest predation over the past 70 years. Historically, there existed a latitudinal gradient in nest predation, with the highest rates in the tropics; however, this pattern has been recently reversed in the Northern Hemisphere, most notably in the Arctic. This increased nest predation is consistent with climate-induced shifts in predator-prey relationships.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056386528&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1126/science.aat8695
DO - 10.1126/science.aat8695
M3 - Article
C2 - 30409881
AN - SCOPUS:85056386528
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 362
SP - 680
EP - 683
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 6415
ER -