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Temporal characteristics of night bird migration above Central Israel - a radar study
Subtitle:Acta Ornithologica, vol. 38, no. 2 ; Nocna dynamika przelotu wędrówkowego ptaków nad środkowym Izraelem - badania radarowe ; Night migration of birds in Israel
Creator:Dinevich, Leonid ; Matsyura, Alex ; Leshem, Yosi
Contributor:Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii
Publisher: Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description:Bibliogr. p. 109-110 ; P. [103]-110 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish. Taxa in Latin
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:bird migration ; birds ; Israel ; weather radar ; time features ; Aves
Abstract:The purpose of the research was to find a time frame for the beginning, duration of maximum intensity, and end of nocturnal bird migration. The research was carried out using photo registration on a radar screen during the spring and autumn seasons of 1999-2001. Examination of the average length of daylight at the beginning of migration and the onset of civil twilight yielded a high correlation factor for both spring and autumn. The results showed that, on average, nocturnal migration began at the onset of civil twilight, that is, half an hour after sunset. The time elapsing between the onset of migration and the maximum concentration of migratory birds averaged about 70 minutes in both spring and autumn. Nocturnal migration usually came to an end within the one and a half to two hours after sunrise. We ascertained the seasonal time shift for the onset of nocturnal migration corresponding to the seasonal time shift related to the approach of darkness. The average times of the beginning, maximum intensity and end of nocturnal migration were found to be related to photoperiodic factors.
Relation: Volume: Issue: Start page: End page: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Source:MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257-38-2 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568-38-2 ; click here to follow the link
Language: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:European Union. European Regional Development Fund ; Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure
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