Urbanisation and nest building in birds: a review of threats and opportunities

S James Reynolds, JD Ibáñez-Álamo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
The world is urbanising rapidly, and it is predicted that by 2050, 66% of the global human
population will be living in urban areas. Urbanisation is characterised by land-use changes …

Which traits influence bird survival in the city? A review

S Patankar, R Jambhekar, KR Suryawanshi… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urbanization poses a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. We focused on birds as a well-
studied taxon of interest, in order to review literature on traits that influence responses to …

Generalists are the most urban‐tolerant of birds: a phylogenetically controlled analysis of ecological and life history traits using a novel continuous measure of bird …

CT Callaghan, RE Major, JH Wilshire, JM Martin… - Oikos, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying which ecological and life history traits influence a species' tolerance to
urbanization is critical to understanding the trajectory of biodiversity in an increasingly …

The worldwide impact of urbanisation on avian functional diversity

D Sol, C Trisos, C Múrria, A Jeliazkov… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanisation is driving rapid declines in species richness and abundance worldwide, but the
general implications for ecosystem function and services remain poorly understood. Here …

Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental USA

SB Lerman, DL Narango, ML Avolio… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization has a homogenizing effect on biodiversity and leads to communities with fewer
native species and lower conservation value. However, few studies have explored whether …

The effects of local and landscape habitat attributes on bird diversity in urban greenspaces

CT Callaghan, RE Major, MB Lyons, JM Martin… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contrasting trajectories of biodiversity loss and urban expansion make it imperative to
understand biodiversity persistence in cities. Size‐, local‐, and landscape‐level habitat …

The phylogenetic and functional diversity of regional breeding bird assemblages is reduced and constricted through urbanization

FA La Sorte, CA Lepczyk, MFJ Aronson… - Diversity and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Urbanization broadly affects the phylogenetic and functional diversity of natural
communities through a variety of processes including habitat loss and the introduction of …

Area is the primary correlate of annual and seasonal patterns of avian species richness in urban green spaces

FA La Sorte, MFJ Aronson, CA Lepczyk… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces (UGS) often support diverse bird assemblages. Current evidence
suggests large UGS that are circular in shape and contain abundant tree canopy cover will …

Urbanization effects on biodiversity revealed by a two-scale analysis of species functional uniqueness vs. redundancy

A Kondratyeva, S Knapp, W Durka, I Kühn… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Urbanization is one of the most intensive and rapid human-driven factors that threat
biodiversity. Finding an indicator of species community responses to urbanization is crucial …

Effects of urbanization on taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic avian diversity in Europe

F Morelli, Y Benedetti, JD Ibáñez-Álamo… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Europe is an urbanized continent characterized by a long history of human-wildlife
interactions. This study aimed to assess the effects of specific elements of urbanization and …