Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change

Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change

Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change, Published online: 22 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0312-9

Climate and land-cover change can affect the summer and winter ranges and migration distances of migratory birds. Accounting for all of these factors, rather than just summer range as is typical, significantly increases the number of species under threat.