How are birds in beech firs of the Western Caucuses affected by climate change?

Abstract: The relevance of long-term studies of biological communities is growing every year due to global climate change and anthropogenic transformations. Monitoring the numbers of common forest-dwelling bird species in Eurasia shows a decline, particularly among long-distance migratory, taiga, and mountain species. In the Caucasus, such studies are fragmented; therefore, any long-term data from this…