ABSTRACT
The
uplift
of
the
Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau
is
one
greatest
geological
events
on
Earth,
pivotally
shaping
biogeographic
patterns
across
continents,
especially
for
migratory
species
that
need
to
overcome
topographical
barriers
fulfil
their
annual
circle.
However,
how
influences
animal
migration
strategies
remains
largely
unclear.
We
compare
current
flyways
50
avian
migrating
plateau
with
those
reconstructed
before
as
a
counterfactual.
find
major
effect
changing
directions
from
latitudinal
longitudinal.
monsoon
system
generated
by
rather
than
high
elevation
per
se
shapes
changes.
These
findings
unveil
mechanism
an
important
global
event
has
influenced
birds,
yielding
testable
hypotheses
observed
distributions
emerge.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(4)
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
In
the
current
warming
climate,
many
organisms
in
seasonal
environments
advance
their
timing
of
reproduction
to
benefit
from
resource
peaks
earlier
spring.
For
migrants,
potential
may
be
constrained
by
migration
strategies,
notably
ability
arrival
at
breeding
grounds.
Recent
studies
show
various
changes
including
wintering
closer
grounds,
departure
grounds
or
faster
travels
spending
less
time
stopover
sites.
However,
whether
such
lead
remains
an
open
question.
We
studied
and
12
populations
nine
migratory
birds,
seabirds,
shorebirds,
birds
prey
waterfowl
Arctic
sites
bordering
Greenland
Barents
Sea,
a
region
undergoing
rapid
climate
warming.
The
was
derived
tracking
field
data
analysed
study
(1)
how
has
changed
response
changing
moment
snowmelt
(2)
what
adjustments
strategies
this
involved.
found
that
years
with
early
snowmelt,
egg‐laying
multiple
advanced,
but
only
two
also
advanced
Arctic.
contrast,
generally
time,
even
when
dates
did
not
advance.
Earlier
mostly
explained
traveling
faster,
likely
Inability
forecast
conditions
limit
adjust
annually
varying
we
several
species,
particularly
waterfowl,
are
able
travel
over
years.
question
reflects
adaptations
change
other
factors,
for
example,
environmental
along
route.
The
uplift
of
the
Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau
is
one
greatest
geological
events
on
Earth,
pivotally
shaping
biogeographic
patterns
across
continents,
especially
for
migratory
species
that
need
to
overcome
topographical
barriers
fulfil
their
annual
circle.
However,
how
influences
animal
migration
strategies
remains
largely
unclear.
We
compare
current
flyways
50
avian
migrating
plateau
with
those
reconstructed
before
as
a
counterfactual.
find
major
effect
changing
directions
from
latitudinal
longitudinal.
monsoon
system
generated
by
rather
than
high
elevation
per
se
shapes
changes.
These
findings
unveil
mechanism
an
important
global
event
has
influenced
birds,
yielding
testable
hypotheses
observed
distributions
emerge.
The
uplift
of
the
Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau
is
one
greatest
geological
events
on
Earth,
pivotally
shaping
biogeographic
patterns
across
continents,
especially
for
migratory
species
that
need
to
overcome
topographical
barriers
fulfil
their
annual
circle.
However,
how
influences
animal
migration
strategies
remains
largely
unclear.
We
compare
current
flyways
50
avian
migrating
plateau
with
those
reconstructed
before
as
a
counterfactual.
find
major
effect
changing
directions
from
latitudinal
longitudinal.
monsoon
system
generated
by
rather
than
high
elevation
per
se
shapes
changes.
These
findings
unveil
mechanism
an
important
global
event
has
influenced
birds,
yielding
testable
hypotheses
observed
distributions
emerge.
Frontiers in Virology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: Jan. 28, 2025
Climate
change
heavily
threatens
planetary
and
human
health.
Arboviral
infections
are
best
studied
using
the
One
Health
concept,
due
to
their
reliance
on
complex
interactions
between
environmental
factors,
arthropod
vectors
vertebrate
hosts.
This
review
focuses
two
arboviruses,
namely
West
Nile
Virus
(WNV)
Usutu
(USUV),
both
causing
emerging
public
health
issues
in
northern
Europe.
They
maintained
an
enzootic
cycle
involving
birds
Culex
spp
mosquitoes.
WNV
has
demonstrated
its
sensitivity
consequences
of
climate
there
is
already
evidence
that
global
warming
contributes
expansion
Future
indigenous
transmission
Europe
therefore
plausible.
a
lesser
known
arbovirosis,
sharing
similar
hosts
as
WNV.
USUV
geographic
WNV,
exhibiting
some
level
co-circulation.
It
crucial
monitor
these
viruses
hitherto
relatively
spared
regions
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 1900 - 1900
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Poyang
Lake,
the
largest
freshwater
lake
of
China,
serves
as
a
crucial
wintering
site
for
migratory
birds
in
East
Asian–Australasian
Flyway,
where
habitat
quality
is
essential
maintaining
diverse
bird
populations.
Recently,
frequent
alternation
extreme
wet
years,
e.g.,
2020,
and
dry
2022,
have
inflicted
considerable
perturbation
on
local
wetland
ecology,
severely
impacting
avian
habitats.
This
study
employed
spatiotemporal
fusion
method
(ESTARFM)
to
obtain
continuous
imagery
Lake
National
Nature
Reserve
during
seasons
from
2020
2022.
Habitat
areas
were
identified
based
classification
water
depth
constraints.
The
results
indicate
that
both
conditions
exacerbated
fragmentation
shallow
habitats
showed
minor
short-term
fluctuations
response
levels
but
more
significantly
affected
by
long-term
hydrological
trends.
These
exhibited
interannual
variability
across
different
affecting
their
proportion
within
overall
distribution
area.
demonstrates
ability
ESTARFM
reveal
dynamic
changes
responses
conditions,
highlighting
critical
role
analysis.
outcomes
this
improve
understanding
impact
habitats,
which
may
help
expand
knowledge
about
protection
other
floodplain
wetlands
around
world.
