Storm-induced mass mortality results in both immediate and long-term consequences for a migratory songbird
Maria Stager · Phred M. Benham · Nathan R. Senner · Robert R. Fitak · Kay Denmead · R. Keith Andringa · Jacquelyn K. Grace · Donna L. Dittmann · Joe Siegrist · Anna M. Forsman
期刊Nature Ecology & Evolution / Nat Ecol Evol
类型Article
发表2026-03-06 (online)
卷期页10(5): 907-918
收录2026-10-04
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关键词purple martinProgne subismass mortalitywinter stormsextreme weather eventsmigratory songbirdsbreeding phenologydelayed breedingreproductive failurepopulation recovery
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极端天气事件发生频率日益增加,导致动植物大规模死亡事件也愈发频繁。探究这些事件中个体死亡的原因及其对种群的长期影响,有助于我们从机制层面理解物种在全球变化面前的脆弱性。本文报道了2021年美国两个州发生的一场严重冬季风暴,导致早到的紫燕(*Progne subis*,一种迁徙鸣禽)在其繁殖地3%至50%的栖息地死亡。遇难个体与风暴前后采集的样本相比,其等位基因存在显著差异。幸存的紫燕种群经历了繁殖延迟、繁殖失败,并在 2022年出现繁殖地到达时间延迟。物候特征值在2024年恢复到平均水平,但该种群的种群数量可能至少要到 2027 年才能恢复正常。紫燕在该地区的数量正在显著下降,而以往事件的特征表明,频繁的大规模死亡事件可能正在挑战它们的恢复能力。

@article{stager2026,
author = {Maria Stager and Phred M. Benham and Nathan R. Senner and Robert R. Fitak and Kay Denmead and R. Keith Andringa and Jacquelyn K. Grace and Donna L. Dittmann and Joe Siegrist and Anna M. Forsman},
title = {Storm-induced mass mortality results in both immediate and long-term consequences for a migratory songbird},
journal = {Nature Ecology \& Evolution},
year = {2026},
volume = {10},
number = {5},
pages = {907-918},
doi = {10.1038/s41559-026-03005-5},
publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
}· END ·