Urban green spaces can contribute to conserve some of the original avian diversity in
urbanized landscapes. However, the relative contribution of urban agriculture vs. urban …

Although protected areas have been used as principal conservation tools, most of them are
suffering from human-induced threats. Consequently, a good understanding of such …

Birds are an important part of biodiversity. Community structure, diversity of species and
abundance can help assess habitat quality and dynamics. Ornithological research in cities …

Globally, relatively low-contrast matrices are being converted to high-contrast through
increases in land uses such as surface mining. Such conversion affects biodiversity not only …

Bird studies in urban parks support our better understanding to impacts of urbanization on
natural forest habitats. This study is based on field census of nesting birds in urban parks of …

Gabon holds some of the world's richest, most species-diverse tropical rainforest. Over 80%
of the country's landcover is forest and up to 20% of its plant and animal species are …

Urbanization is rapidly altering ecosystems worldwide, presenting both challenges and
opportunities for biodiversity conservation. Birds of prey, as top predators and indicators of …

Most wild biodiversity is found outside protected areas, in human-modified landscapes, it is
therefore important to study the influence of human activities in these landscapes. Such …

Understanding how mining activity influences habitat suitability as observed through
selection and occupancy dynamics is important for wildlife conservation in rich mineral …

The study assessed the impact of artisanal gold mining on the composition and structure of
woody vegetation in Chewore South Safari Area (CSSA), northern Zimbabwe. The study …