Abstract
In this short paper I examine just two aspects of bird migration which rely on the data
coordinated by the impressive Otto Herman. These provide an indication on the speed
of progression of Hirundo rustica through Europe and the influence of temperature
on the appearance of Alauda arvensis in Estonia. These brief examinations suggest
that Herman’s data would justify fuller analysis, either in isolation or in combination
with more recent data. I write this shortly before the centenary of his death when we
are still greatly impressed with what he was able to achieve, yet humbled by our own
inability to have subsequently created a continent-wide coordination of bird migration
phenology
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14-17 |
| Journal | Folia Oecologica |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
This paper is in press. When it has been published the full text will be made available at:http://www.savzv.sk/editorial-activity/contents/
Keywords
- Bird migration
- Central Europe
- historical data
- phenology