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Residents’ perceptions of ecosystem services in an urbanizing basin: A case study in the Guanting Reservoir basin, China
(Beijing Normal University Press, 2024)
Landscape structure along urban-rural gradients: Aisén river watershed (Aisén region, Chile) Estructura del paisaje a lo largo de gradientes urbano-rurales en la cuenca del río aisén (región de Aisén, Chile)
(2009)
Changes in landscape structure are generally associated to physical, biological and social factors. However, their integrated analysis is rarely done. The objective of this study was to determine the distribution patterns ...
Urbanization has opposite effects on the territory size of two passerine birds
(2020-04-28)
Background: Urban expansion has been identified as one of the leading drivers of biodiversity change or loss. For birds, urbanization is specifically related to survival, breeding success, and territory size. Understanding ...
Surviving in cities: the case of a year-round territorial bird in the Neotropics
(2022-03-18)
Urban expansion has been identified as one of the main threats to biodiversity because it can negatively affect wildlife populations. However, wildlife population dynamics have not been studied in one of the most rapidly ...
Differences in cardiovascular risk factors in rural, urban and rural-to-urban migrants in Peru.
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
Objectives: To assess differences in cardiovascular risk profiles among rural-to-urban migrants and non-migrant groups. Methods: Cross-sectional study in Ayacucho and Lima, Peru. Participants were: rural (n=201); rural-to-urban ...
Variation in the diet of Western Barn Owls (Tyto alba) along an urban-rural gradient
(Wilson Ornithological Society, 2012-09)
We studied geographic variation in the diet of Western Barn Owls (Tyto alba) along a urban-rural gradient in central-eastern Argentina and identified 5,231 prey items. Mammals were present in all samples, whereas birds and ...
Minimal stories in Southeast Buenos Aires grasslands: carabid beetle biodiversity throughout an urban-rural gradient
(Springer, 2020-04)
Urbanization modifies the original habitat and the biodiversity. Research throughout urban-rural gradients allows the monitoring of human activities on the biodiversity of native environments. Our aims were to a) record ...