Alaska at the Crossroads of Migration: Space-Based Ornithology

Authors

Jill L. Deppe, Eastern Illinois UniversityFollow
K Wessels
J A. Smith

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2007

Abstract

Understanding bird migration on a global scale is one of the most compelling and challenging problems of modern biology. Each year multitudes of migratory birds travel between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering grounds in the Americas, Asia, and Australia. Here we present the conceptual framework for a spatially explicit, individual-based biophysical migration model driven by dynamic remote sensing observations of atmospheric and land surface conditions to simulate migration routes, timing, energy budgets, and probability of survival. Understanding temporal and spatial patterns of bird migration will provide insight into pressing conservation and human health issues related to this taxonomic group.

Recommended Citation

Deppe, Jill L.; Wessels, K; and Smith, J A., "Alaska at the Crossroads of Migration: Space-Based Ornithology" (2007). Faculty Research & Creative Activity. 155.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/bio_fac/155