[HTML][HTML] Bird specimen number linked with species trait and climate niche breadth

X Duan, X Huang, J Zhang, S Lv, G Song, Y Wang… - Avian Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological specimens are fundamental for taxonomy and flora/fauna research. More
importantly, they also play crucial roles in recording environmental impacts on morphology …

Elevational patterns of bird species richness on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, Sichuan Province, China

X He, X Wang, S DuBay, AH Reeve, P Alström, J Ran… - Avian Research, 2019 - Springer
Background In biological systems, biological diversity often displays a rapid turn-over across
elevations. This defining feature has made mountains classic systems for studying the …

Precipitation is the dominant driver for bird species richness, phylogenetic and functional structure in university campuses in northern China

C Liang, J Liu, B Pan, N Wang, J Yang, G Yang… - Avian Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Although urbanization is threatening biodiversity worldwide, the increasing
green urban spaces could harbor relatively high biodiversity. Therefore, how to maintain the …

Diversification in birds is promoted by plant diversity, topographic heterogeneity and stable paleoclimate

X Wang, L Miao, X Huang, L Mao, T Cai… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Long‐term climate stability, contemporary climate and environmental heterogeneity
have been linked to bird diversity patterns through their direct impacts on diversification rate …

More endemic birds occur in regions with stable climate, more plant species and high altitudinal range in China

G Feng, X Huang, L Mao, N Wang, X Yang, Y Wang - Avian Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Geographical distribution of endemic species and its multiple scale drivers are
an important topic in biodiversity conservation, because these species are especially …

[HTML][HTML] Species traits linked with range shifts of Chinese birds

X Yang, Y Wang, X Si, G Feng - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Range shifts are important species response to climate change and anthropogenic activities.
While many studies have suggested that species traits are also important predictors of range …

Avian habitat evaluation: should counting birds count?

CE Bock, ZF Jones - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
There are times when birds reproduce at higher rates in places where they are less
abundant, limiting the generally accepted value of bird counts as environmental indicators …

Exploring the ecological processes driving geographical patterns of breeding bird richness in British Columbia, Canada

JL Fitterer, TA Nelson, NC Coops… - Ecological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
British Columbia (BC), Canada, has a diverse landscape that provides breeding habitat for>
300 avian species, and the recent development of the BC Breeding Bird Atlas data set …

Landscape correlates of breeding bird richness across the United States mid-Atlantic region

KB Jones, AC Neale, MS Nash, KH Riitters… - Environmental …, 2000 - Springer
Using a new set of landscape indicator data generated by the US EPA, and a
comprehensive breeding bird database from the National Breeding Bird Survey, we …

Effects of urbanization on bird community composition and functional traits: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

F Duan, M Liu, H Bu, L Yu, S Li - Biodiversity Science, 2024 - biodiversity-science.net
Aims: The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, being at the forefront of China's economic
development, is undergoing rapid urbanization, posing potential effects on biodiversity …