Description du projet
L’ABC de la migration des oiseaux
La migration des oiseaux est façonnée par la recherche de nourriture ainsi que par la géographie et les conditions météorologiques. Le projet Migration Radar, financé par l’UE, vise à utiliser des radars météorologiques et un radar biologique à petite échelle pour collecter des données sur la migration des oiseaux et des insectes. L’objectif consiste à décrire la relation entre les conditions météorologiques, la topographie et le mouvement des insectes et la migration des oiseaux. Il examinera également l’impact des vents sur le comportement en vol des oiseaux et des insectes, et décrira le processus de migration du vol de nuit du départ à l’arrivée.
Objectif
Migration is a wide-spread phenomenon which allows animals of many different taxa to take advantage of seasonal variation in resource abundance . Radar is a powerful tool to observe and track migratory flights. In this action I will use the existing network of weather radars to investigate bird migration behaviour in relation to topography, weather and insect migration. A unique aspect of this action is that I will have access not only to the weather radar data, but also to complementary bird ringing and individual bird tracks, as well as data on insect migration from a small scale biological radar. The weather radars will provide data on bird migration patterns at the continental-scale; the ringing and tracking data will provide species composition and individual behaviour at specific points along the flyway; and the small-scale biological radars will provide more detailed information on insect and bird migration patterns at a specific site. Together this will give us a unique overview of the flux and behaviour of migratory animals across Europe, something that has never before been possible. Together this will give me a unique overview of the flux and behaviour of migratory animals across Europe, something that has never before been possible. The objectives of the work packages in this action will be: WP 1: To describe the flux of bird migration in relation to weather and topography across the European flyway, and relate this to insect migration, ringing and tracking data along the flyway. WP 2: To describe the flight behaviour of bird and insect migrants in relation to winds at both a continental and local scale, testing theoretical predictions of how migrants should use winds optimally. WP 3: To describe the nightly initiation and termination of bird migration across latitudes and how it changes with the seasonal progression of migration.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyornithology
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetary geology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradar
- natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomology
- social sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations
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Danemark