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Bird Migration in the Arctic: A Review

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Bird Migration

Abstract

The migration of birds to and from the Arctic is one of the most remarkable events in the natural world. Though the Arctic is a hostile environment from October through May, 24 h of daylight and a superabundance of food during the brief summer provides favorable breeding conditions for millions of birds. About 135 species of birds migrate there to nest. Some make the longest migrations known to science. The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is the classic example; it makes a round-trip migration of over 30 000 km from the Antarctic to the Arctic (Salomonsen 1967a).

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Johnson, S.R., Herter, D.R. (1990). Bird Migration in the Arctic: A Review. In: Gwinner, E. (eds) Bird Migration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74542-3_3

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