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Altitudinal Migration

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001221

A vertical pattern of migration in which populations that breed in the alpine or subalpine zones in summer move to lower levels in winter (Welty 1975:475). Inverted altitudinal migration refers to organisms that move to higher levels in winter.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001221
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001221",
  "term": "Altitudinal Migration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A vertical pattern of migration in which populations that breed in the alpine or subalpine zones in summer move to lower levels in winter (Welty 1975:475). Inverted altitudinal migration refers to organisms that move to higher levels in winter.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/altitudinal-migration/"
}

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