Insectivorous birds provide key ecosystem services for agricultural production, such as
biological pest control. However, habitat loss and degradation by agriculture are among the …

Simple Summary Nest sites for cavity-breeding birds are limited in many habitats such as in
agriculture. Nest boxes are artificial nest sites that are added to provide birds a place to …

Conservation of uncultivated habitats can increase the potential for ecosystem services in
agroecosystems, but these lands are also susceptible to wildfires in the arid western United …

Urbanization and expanding road networks threaten some avian populations through
habitat loss and degradation. Barn owls (Tyto alba) have been particularly affected through …

Harnessing ecosystem services, broadly defined as the benefits nature gives to people, is
one approach to minimize the widespread negative impacts of agriculture on wildlife and …

In the present study, we investigated food resource niche parameters and the degree of
specialization of two local Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba) populations in two different …

Controlling small mammal pests and their damage has always been a challenge for farmers.
Farmers and researchers worldwide have been experimenting with deploying nest boxes to …

Abstract Barn Owls (Tyto alba) are a species of conservation concern in many portions of
their cosmopolitan range. One important factor contributing to population declines and …

Due to the economically and environmentally beneficial rodent control services birds of prey
(raptors) provide, many property owners in North America and around the world install …

Many raptor species exhibit plumage polymorphism. Through the expression of a particular
phenotype, polymorphism allows individuals to exploit alternative spatial or temporal …