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Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonian rainforest

Cite this dataset

Jirinec, Vitek; Stouffer, Philip (2021). Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonian rainforest [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fqz612jsp

Abstract

First, this dataset contains morphological measurements (body mass, wing length) of birds from the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP), located in central Amazonia. Birds were captured using mist-nets between 1979 and 2019 in the understory of primary forest spanning ~40 km. Second, we have included climate data (precipitation, temperature) associated with this study area derived from the global EU Copernicus ERA5 climate reanalysis (https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu).

Methods

Birds were captured in understory mist-nets within primary forest. Mass was measured either with a Pesola spring scale or an electronic balance, whereas mass was measured with an end-stop ruler.

For methodological details, see https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duaa005. Morphological measurements come in large part from bird captures analyzed for abundance trends published here: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13628.

Funding

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

United States Agency for International Development

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

World Wide Fund for Nature

Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Award: McIntire Stennis projects no. 94098

National Science Foundation, Award: LTREB 0545491

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

American Philosophical Society

Neotropical Bird Club

American Ornithological Society

Animal Behavior Society

Wilson Ornithological Society

National Science Foundation, Award: LTREB 1257340

National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Award: McIntire Stennis projects no. 94327

Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil)