Forty-Five Years and Counting: Reflections from the Palomarin Field Station on the Contribution of Long-Term Monitoring and Recommendations for the Future

Long-term monitoring is essential to understand the effect of environmental change on bird populations. Ornithological field stations that have recorded detailed demographic data on bird populations over decades are well positioned to make important contributions to emerging research questions. On t...

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Published in:The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calif.), 2011-11, Vol.113 (4), p.713-723
Main Authors: Porzig, Elizabeth L, Dybala, Kristen E, Gardali, Thomas, Ballard, Grant, Geupel, Geoffrey R, Wiens, John A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aves
Aviculture
Biology
Bird populations
Birds
Climate change
Conservation
Data collection
Data processing
Datasets
Demography
Enumeration
Environmental changes
Environmental conservation
Environmental effects
field station
long-term monitoring
Maintenance
Observational research
Ornithology
Palomarin
RESEARCH PAPERS
Reviews
Studies
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Summary:Long-term monitoring is essential to understand the effect of environmental change on bird populations. Ornithological field stations that have recorded detailed demographic data on bird populations over decades are well positioned to make important contributions to emerging research questions. On the basis of our experience at PRBO Conservation Science's Palomarin Field Station and a review of the literature, we assess the ability of field stations to use their long-term data to address current and future issues in conservation and management. We identify barriers to the application of data from field stations as well as some of the unique contributions made by these stations, and we present recommendations regarding the development, maintenance, and enhanced application of long-term data.
ISSN:0010-5422
1938-5129
2732-4621
DOI:10.1525/cond.2011.100214