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Influence of climate factors on phenology of spring migration of waders in the south of Belarus
P. V. Pinchuk, N. V. Karlionova
Over the last decades for some bird species it wasregistered a noticeable change in timing of spring migration in Europe toward its earlier start. It is above all connected with global warming. European short-distance migrants, spending winter at temperate latitudes, are more vulnerable to change of climate factors in Europe than long-distance migrants wintering in the tropics.
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