Provision of supplementary food for wild birds at garden feeding stations is a common, large-
scale and year-round practice in multiple countries including Great Britain (GB). While these …

The impact of historical and present drivers on biodiversity, particularly species richness and
abundance, in afforestation areas concerning non-native tree species is still poorly …

In 2016, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium (STm) with multilocus variable-number
tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) profiles historically associated with passerine birds (2-[11 …

Urban areas are an important and growing land use class. Nearly 5% of the world is covered
with urban development and residential yards make up a large proportion of that area. Yards …

Information about the variations and correlations between the physical properties of seeds is
essential for designing and modeling seed processing operations. The aim of this study was …

Soil bacterial communities have long been recognized as important ecosystem components,
and have been the focus of many local and regional studies. However, there is a lack of data …

While the area of plantation forest increased globally between 2010 and 2015, more than
twice the area of natural forests was lost over the same period (6.5 million ha natural forest …

Capsule: Providing peanuts on bird feeders was shown to attract more individuals and more
species than providing cheese or bread. Aims: To investigate how the provision of different …

Long-term dynamics of bird populations are rarely addressed in ecological research carried
out in urban areas. The objective of this study was to document long-term bird population …

The importance of multispecies models for understanding complex ecological processes
and interactions is beginning to be realized. Recent developments, such as those by Lahoz …