Many North American boreal forest birds reach the southern periphery of their distribution in
the montane spruce–fir forests of northeastern United States and the barren coastal forests …

An estimated 3–5 billion birds migrate south from the boreal forest ecoregions of Alaska and
Canada every fall to winter across the Americas. Many of these boreal forest breeding birds …

“A wonderful book that highlights the globally unique and important boreal forest ecoregion
from an avian perspective, with fresh twists. Your ideas about where those migrant and …

Spanning 5.9 million square km, the boreal region of North America stretches from Alaska to
Newfoundland, and represents 25% of the earth's remaining intact forests. As one of the …

N orth America's boreal forest region is considered one of the most intact and least disturbed
of the globe's terrestrial forested ecosystems (Lee et al. 2006). Its nearly 600 million hectares …

Climate change is expected to influence species' geographic distributions in the form of
poleward and upward range expansion combined with extirpations from the equatorial and …

Winter habitat quality plays a key role in avian population regulation, and conservation of
winter habitat is a priority for waterfowl, shorebirds, and Neotropical migrant landbirds. Yet …

Climate change presents a major threat to biodiversity globally. Northern ecosystems, such
as Canada's boreal forest, are predicted to experience particularly severe climate-induced …

The Adirondack Park in New York State contains a unique and limited distribution of boreal
ecosystem types, providing habitat for a number of birds at the southern edge of their range …

The global climate is changing faster than previously anticipated. Although scientists expect
cumulatively deleterious impacts to birds and other wildlife, effects on individual species are …