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Land use changes and bird diversity in subtropical forests: urban development as the underlying factor
(Springer, 2022-12-15)
The Serrano Chaco forest is the least extended Gran Chaco forest type with a long his tory of human disturbances, such as ranching, urbanization, fires, an exotic tree species expansion, which have altered natural vegetation ...
Exploring Perceived Well-Being from Urban Parks: Insights from a Megacity in Latin America
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
Urbanization has impacted biodiversity and ecosystems at a global scale. At the same time, it has been recognized as a driver of the physical and emotional gap between humans and nature. The lack of direct contact with ...
Response of bird communities to native forest urbanization in one of the southernmost city of the world
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2020-10)
Rapid urban development threatens biodiversity, reducing local livelihoods and well-being when replacing natural habitat by urban structures. Although there is a lot of literature on the effects of urbanization on biodiversity, ...
Primary productivity in cities and their influence over subtropical bird assemblages
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2017-08)
Changes in ecosystem structure caused by urbanization produce a reduction in photosynthetic productivity, which can lead to reductions in resource availability for birds. Here, we analyzed the relation between photosynthetic ...
Bird Diversity in Urban Ecosystems: The Role of the Biome and Land Use Along Urbanization Gradients
(Springer, 2019-01)
Urbanization is an expanding process worldwide, causing major threats to biodiversity through both species extinction and biotic homogenization. Most studies focusing on urban ecosystems have been conducted in temperate ...
Urban noise and surrounding city morphology influence green space occupancy by native birds in a Mediterranean-type South American metropolis
(2022)
Urban green spaces provide natural habitat for birds in urban landscapes, yet the effects of noise and surrounding urban morphology on bird community structure and distribution are not well understood in Latin America, the ...
Vacant lands as refuges for native birds: An opportunity for biodiversity conservation in cities
(Elsevier, 2020)
Vacant land in growing cities is commonly targeted for development because it is perceived as wasted land that provides no benefit for people or nature. However, vacant sites might contribute to biodiversity conservation. ...
Birds of El Olivar and other parks of LimaAves de El Olivar y otros parques de Lima
(Fondo Editorial UNMSMFondo Editorial UNMSM, 2013)
Urbanization altered latitudinal patterns of bird diversity-environment relationships in the southern Neotropics
(Springer, 2015-09)
Given the global expansion of urbanization, it is crucial for planning to understand how that process affects spatial patterns of diversity. At broad geographical scales, climatic conditions such as temperature or rainfall ...