Ecology and conservation of birds in urban environments. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Enrique Murgui, Marcus Hedblom, editors.
• Editors: Murgui, Enrique; Hedblom, Marcus
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Urban Bird Research in a Global Perspective; References; Part II: General Patterns and Processes; Chapter 2: Global Patterns and Drivers of Urban Bird Diversity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Types of Birds Found in Cities; 2.3 Patterns and Drivers of Urban Birds; 2.3.1 Global and Regional Drivers; 2.3.2 Seasonal Drivers; 2.3.3 Local Scale Drivers; 2.4 Next Steps in Urban Bird Ecology; 2.4.1 Questions in Basic Ecology; 2.4.2 Managing for Birds in Cities; 2.4.3 Cities and Climate Change; 2.4.4 Monitoring. 2.5 ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3: Urbanization and Bird Communities: Spatial and Temporal Patterns Emerging from Southern South America; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Spatial Patterns of Diversity; 3.2.1 Latitudinal Patterns and Diversity-Environment Relationships; 3.2.2 Bird Community Responses to Urbanization Gradients; 3.2.2.1 Bird Responses to Urbanization in Temperate Agrosystems; 3.2.2.2 Influence of Town Size on Bird Community Responses; 3.2.2.3 Variation of Functional Groups Between Urban and Rural Areas; 3.3 Temporal Variability in Community Attributes. 3.3.1 Seasonal Variability in Community Attributes3.3.2 Year-to-Year Variability in Community Attributes; 3.4 Future Directions; References; Chapter 4: Bird Diversities and Their Responses to Urbanization in China; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.3 Results and Discussions; 4.3.1 Urban Bird Studies in China; 4.3.2 Urban Bird Diversities in China; 4.3.3 Birdś Responses to Urbanizations in China; 4.3.3.1 Community Patterns in Response to Urbanization; 4.3.3.2 Different Species in Response to Urbanization; 4.3.3.3 Individuals in Response to Urbanization; References. Chapter 5: Why Are Exotic Birds So Successful in Urbanized Environments?5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Why Are Exotic Birds Able to Succeed in Human-Altered Environments?; 5.2.1 Susceptibility of Urban Environments to Avian Invaders; 5.2.2 Adaptations to Find a Niche in Urbanized Environments; 5.2.3 Selective Filters Favouring Adaptations to Urbanized Environments; 5.3 Why Are Exotic Species Unable to Expand to More Natural Habitats?; 5.4 Conclusions; 5.5 Conservation Implications; References; Chapter 6: Becoming Citizens: Avian Adaptations to Urban Life; 6.1 There Was Once a Country Sparrow. 6.2 How Are Cities Different from Natural Areas?6.2.1 Habitat Structure and Seasonality; 6.2.2 Interspecific Interactions; 6.2.3 Pollution; 6.3 Which Avian Species Thrive in Cities?; 6.4 Recognising Adaptations; 6.5 Adapting to Life in the Cities; 6.5.1 Habitat Structure and Seasonality; 6.5.2 Food Availability; 6.5.3 Interspecific Interactions; 6.5.4 Pollution; 6.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Mechanisms of Behavioural Change in Urban Animals: The Role of Microevolution and Phenotypic Plasticity; 7.1 Introduction.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 598.17; Life sciences; Birds -- Ecology; Birds -- Conservation; Birds -- Habitat; Urban ecology (Biology); NATURE -- Animals -- Birds; NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology; Birds -- Conservation; Birds -- Ecology; Birds -- Habitat; Urban ecology (Biology); Life Sciences; Urban Ecology; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Nature Conservation; Animal Ecology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Zoology; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Regional & area planning; Conservation of the environment; Animal ecology; Zoology & animal sciences; Urban Ecology; Regional planning; Nature Conservation; Animal ecology; Conservation biology; Zoology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319433141; 3319433148
• Related ISBNs: 9783319433127; 3319433121
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 20, 2017).
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