Habitat heterogeneity captured by 30‐m resolution satellite image texture predicts bird richness across the United States

LS Farwell, PR Elsen, E Razenkova… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species loss is occurring globally at unprecedented rates, and effective conservation
planning requires an understanding of landscape characteristics that determine biodiversity …

Similarity between agricultural and natural land covers shapes how biodiversity responds to agricultural expansion at landscape scales

S Wilson, N Alavi, D Pouliot, GW Mitchell - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of agriculture on biodiversity depends on the extent and types of agriculture and
the degree to which agricultural land contrasts with the natural ecosystem. Most research on …

Human‐associated species dominate passerine communities across the United States

HR Sofaer, CH Flather, CS Jarnevich… - Global ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Human development and agriculture can have transformative and homogenizing effects
on natural systems, shifting the composition of ecological communities towards non‐native …

Woodland size and vegetation effects on resident and non-resident woodland birds in Bermuda

MA Mejías, E Nol - Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, 2020 - jco.birdscaribbean.org
Human colonization on oceanic islands typically has disastrous consequences for
indigenous flora and fauna. Since settlement in 1612, the native evergreen forest on the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the efficacy of protected and multiple-use lands for bird conservation in the US

LL Dornak, JL Aycrigg, J Sauer, CJ Conway - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Setting land aside has long been a primary approach for protecting biodiversity; however,
the efficacy of this approach has been questioned. We examined whether protecting lands …

Avian impact of South Africas first concentrating solar power tower facility in the Northern Cape

HP Van Heerden - 2020 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Through its commitment to a greener economy that is less dependent on nonrenewable
energy resources, South Africa's Integrated Resource Plan aims to diversify the energy …

Extent of similarity between agricultural and natural land covers shapes how biodiversity responds to agricultural expansion at landscape scales

S Wilson, N Alavi-Shoushtari, D Pouliot, GW Mitchell - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The impact of agriculture on biodiversity depends on the extent and types of agriculture and
the degree to which agricultural land contrasts with the natural ecosystem. Most research on …