- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
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Chapter One Beyond the Gradient: Insights from New Work in the Avian Ecology of Urbanizing Lands -
Chapter Two Using Gradient Analysis to Uncover Pattern and Process in Urban Bird Communities -
Chapter Three From Forests to Cities: Effects of Urbanization on Tropical Birds -
Chapter Four Does Nest Predation Shape Urban Bird Communities? -
Chapter Five Evaluating Factors that Influence Avian Community Response to Urbanization -
Chapter Six Impacts of Seasonal Small-scale Urbanization on Nest Predation and Bird Assemblages at Tourist Destinations -
Chapter Seven The Use of Citizen Volunteers in Urban Bird Research -
Chapter Eight Painted Bunting Conservation: Traditional Monitoring Meets Citizen Science -
Chapter Nine A New Approach to Urban Bird Monitoring: The Tucson Bird Count -
Chapter Ten Distribution and Habitat of Greater Roadrunners in Urban and Suburban Arizona -
Chapter Eleven Edges, Trails, and Reproductive Performance of Spotted Towhees in Urban Greenspaces -
Chapter Twelve Post-Fledging Mobility in an Urban Landscape -
Chapter Thirteen Avian Conservation in Urban Environments: What do Ecologists Bring to the Table? -
Chapter Fourteen How Biologists Can Involve Developers, Planners, and Policymakers in Urban Avian Conservation -
Chapter Fifteen Predicting Avian Community Responses to Increasing Urbanization -
Chapter Sixteen Interactions between People and Birds in Urban Landscapes -
Chapter Seventeen Who Feeds the Birds? A Comparison Across Regions -
Chapter Eighteen Urban Evolutionary Ecology - Index
- Special Topic A
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Appendix A.1 Modeling Canopy Cover. - Special Topic B
From Forests to Cities: Effects of Urbanization on Tropical Birds
From Forests to Cities: Effects of Urbanization on Tropical Birds
- Chapter:
- (p.32) (p.33) Chapter Three From Forests to Cities: Effects of Urbanization on Tropical Birds
- Source:
- Urban Bird Ecology and Conservation
- Author(s):
Ian MacGregor-Fors
Lorena Morales-Pérez
Jorge E. Schondube
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
Urban development modifies natural habitats by replacing their fundamental components with new ones, causing a loss of biodiversity. However, we know little about urbanization effects on birds in tropical areas of the world. We studied the bird communities of forest habitats and in the city of Morelia, in a region of western Mexico. Bird-species richness was negatively related to urbanization, while bird abundance was positively related to it. Richness was also positively related to tree foliage and herbaceous cover and negatively affected by human activity. Bird abundances were positively related to building and herbaceous height. Although we did not find significant relationships between bird diversity and income, residential areas with the highest bird-species richness corresponded to high-income areas.
Keywords: bird communities, citywide survey, diversity, habitat structure, socioeconomic attributes, species turnover, urban ecology, urbanization gradient
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
-
Chapter One Beyond the Gradient: Insights from New Work in the Avian Ecology of Urbanizing Lands -
Chapter Two Using Gradient Analysis to Uncover Pattern and Process in Urban Bird Communities -
Chapter Three From Forests to Cities: Effects of Urbanization on Tropical Birds -
Chapter Four Does Nest Predation Shape Urban Bird Communities? -
Chapter Five Evaluating Factors that Influence Avian Community Response to Urbanization -
Chapter Six Impacts of Seasonal Small-scale Urbanization on Nest Predation and Bird Assemblages at Tourist Destinations -
Chapter Seven The Use of Citizen Volunteers in Urban Bird Research -
Chapter Eight Painted Bunting Conservation: Traditional Monitoring Meets Citizen Science -
Chapter Nine A New Approach to Urban Bird Monitoring: The Tucson Bird Count -
Chapter Ten Distribution and Habitat of Greater Roadrunners in Urban and Suburban Arizona -
Chapter Eleven Edges, Trails, and Reproductive Performance of Spotted Towhees in Urban Greenspaces -
Chapter Twelve Post-Fledging Mobility in an Urban Landscape -
Chapter Thirteen Avian Conservation in Urban Environments: What do Ecologists Bring to the Table? -
Chapter Fourteen How Biologists Can Involve Developers, Planners, and Policymakers in Urban Avian Conservation -
Chapter Fifteen Predicting Avian Community Responses to Increasing Urbanization -
Chapter Sixteen Interactions between People and Birds in Urban Landscapes -
Chapter Seventeen Who Feeds the Birds? A Comparison Across Regions -
Chapter Eighteen Urban Evolutionary Ecology - Index
- Special Topic A
-
Appendix A.1 Modeling Canopy Cover. - Special Topic B