Publications

Alba, R., & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Elevational shifts in bird communities reveal the limits of Alpine protected areas under climate change. Biological Conservation, 309, 111267.

Lopez, D., Chamberlain, D., Requena, E., Rosselli, D., & Alba, R. (2025). Ski‐pistes can compensate for the climate change‐driven loss of bird communities of avalanche tracks in the Alps. Ibis, 167(3), 679-694.

Alba, R., Sander, M. M., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2024). High-elevation habitats are important for birds during the post-breeding migration period in the Alps. Journal of Ornithology, 165(2), 521-531.

Alba, R., Chamberlain, D., Rosselli, D., & Sander, M. M. (2023). Habitat Quality Drives the Spatio-Temporal Occupation of a Migratory Songbird, the Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, in Alpine Grasslands. Ardeola, 71(1), 61-80. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.71.1.2024.ra4

Chamberlain, D., Lehikoinen, A., & Martin, K. (Eds.). (2023). Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Birds. Cambridge University Press. 

Alba, R., Oddi, L., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2023). Avalanches create unique habitats for birds in the European Alps. Journal of Ornithology, 164(2), 377-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-02039-3

Sander, M. M., Jähnig, S., Lisovski, S., Mermillon, C., Alba, R., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2023). High nest failure but better nestling quality for early breeders in an alpine population of Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). Ibis, 165(1), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13133

Rime, Y., Nussbaumer, R., Briedis, M., Sander, M. M., Chamberlain, D., Amrhein, V., ... & Meier, C. M. (2023). Multi-sensor geolocators unveil global and local movements in an Alpine-breeding long-distance migrant. Movement Ecology, 11(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00381-6

Requena, E., Alba, R., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2022). Avalanche tracks are key habitats for the Rock Bunting Emberiza cia in the Alps. Ardeola, 69(2), 203-217. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.69.2.2022.ra2

Alba, R., Kasoar, T., Chamberlain, D., Buchanan, G., Thompson, D., & Pearce‐Higgins, J. W. (2022). Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe. Ibis, 164(3), 635-648.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13043

Sander, M. M., Chamberlain, D., Mermillon, C., Alba, R., Jähnig, S., Rosselli, D., ... & Lisovski, S. (2021). Early breeding conditions followed by reduced breeding success despite timely arrival in an alpine migratory songbird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 676506. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.676506

Alba, R., Assandri, G., Boano, G., Cravero, F., & Chamberlain, D. E. (2021). An assessment of the current and historical distribution of the Corncrake Crex crex in the Western Italian Alps. Avocetta, 45(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.30456/AVO2021101

Mermillon, C., Jähnig, S., Sander, M. M., Alba, R., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2021). Variations in niche breadth and position of alpine birds along elevation gradients in the European Alps. Ardeola, 69(1), 41-58. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.69.1.2022.ra3

Vallino, C., Caprio, E., Genco, F., Chamberlain, D., Palestrini, C., Roggero, A., ... & Rolando, A. (2020). Flocking of Foraging Yellow-Billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax Graculus Reflects the Availability of Grasshoppers and the Extent of Human Influence in High Elevation Ecosystems. Ardeola, 68(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.68.1.2021.ra4

Jähnig, S., Sander, M. M., Caprio, E., Rosselli, D., Rolando, A., & Chamberlain, D. (2020). Microclimate affects the distribution of grassland birds, but not forest birds, in an Alpine environment. Journal of Ornithology, 161, 677-689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01778-5

Sander, M. M., & Chamberlain, D. (2020). Evidence for intraspecific phenotypic variation in songbirds along elevation gradients in central Europe. Ibis, 162(4), 1355-1362. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12843

Chamberlain, D., Gobbi, M., Negro, M., Caprio, E., Palestrini, C., Pedrotti, L., ... & Rolando, A. (2020). Trait‐modulated decline of carabid beetle occurrence along elevational gradients across the European Alps. Journal of Biogeography, 47(5), 1030-1040.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13792

Vallino, C., Caprio, E., Genco, F., Chamberlain, D., Palestrini, C., Roggero, A., ... & Rolando, A. (2019). Behavioural responses to human disturbance in an alpine bird. Journal of Ornithology, 160, 763-772. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01660-z

Jähnig, S., Alba, R., Vallino, C., Rosselli, D., Pittarello, M., Rolando, A., & Chamberlain, D. (2018). The contribution of broadscale and finescale habitat structure to the distribution and diversity of birds in an Alpine forest-shrub ecotone. Journal of Ornithology, 159, 747-759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1549-9

Chamberlain, D., Brambilla, M., Caprio, E., Pedrini, P., & Rolando, A. (2016). Alpine bird distributions along elevation gradients: the consistency of climate and habitat effects across geographic regions. Oecologia, 181, 1139-1150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-016-3637-y

Caprio, E., Chamberlain, D., & Rolando, A. (2016). Ski-piste revegetation promotes partial bird community recovery in the European Alps. Bird Study, 63(4), 470-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2016.1216520

Alba, R., Marcolin, F., Assandri, G., Ilahiane, L., Cochis, F., Brambilla, M., ... & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Different traits shape winners and losers in urban bird assemblages across seasons. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1-11.

Marcolin, F., Segurado, P., Chamberlain, D., & Reino, L. (2023). Testing the links between bird diversity, alien species and disturbance within a human‐modified landscape. Ecography, e06886. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06886

Orlando, G., & Chamberlain, D. (2023). Tawny Owl Strix aluco Distribution in the Urban Landscape: The Effect of Habitat, Noise and Light Pollution. Acta Ornithologica, 57(2), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.3161/00016454AO2022.57.2.005

Fraissinet, M., Ancillotto, L., Migliozzi, A., Capasso, S., Bosso, L., Chamberlain, D. E., & Russo, D. (2023). Responses of avian assemblages to spatiotemporal landscape dynamics in urban ecosystems. Landscape Ecology, 38(1), 293-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01550-5

Lakatos, T., Chamberlain, D. E., Garamszegi, L. Z., & Batary, P. (2022). No place for ground-dwellers in cities: A meta-analysis on bird functional traits. Global Ecology and Conservation, 38, e02217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02217

Reynolds, C., Byrne, M. J., Chamberlain, D. E., Howes, C. G., Seymour, C. L., Sumasgutner, P., & Taylor, P. J. (2021). Urban animal diversity in the Global South. Urban ecology in the global south, 169-202. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67650-6_7

Chamberlain, D., Reynolds, C., Amar, A., Henry, D., Caprio, E., & Batáry, P. (2020). Wealth, water and wildlife: Landscape aridity intensifies the urban luxury effect. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(9), 1595-1605.  https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13122

Chamberlain, D. E., Henry, D. A., Reynolds, C., Caprio, E., & Amar, A. (2019). The relationship between wealth and biodiversity: A test of the Luxury Effect on bird species richness in the developing world. Global change biology, 25(9), 3045-3055.  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14682

Batáry, P., Kurucz, K., Suarez‐Rubio, M., & Chamberlain, D. E. (2018). Non‐linearities in bird responses across urbanization gradients: A meta‐analysis. Global Change Biology, 24(3), 1046-1054.  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13964

Chamberlain, D., Kibuule, M., Skeen, R. Q., & Pomeroy, D. (2018). Urban bird trends in a rapidly growing tropical city. Ostrich, 89(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2018.1489908

Chamberlain, D., Kibuule, M., Skeen, R., & Pomeroy, D. (2017). Trends in bird species richness, abundance and biomass along a tropical urbanization gradient. Urban Ecosystems, 20, 629-638. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-016-0621-6