Every year, millions of households provide huge quantities of supplementary food to wild
birds. While alteration of the natural dynamics of food supply represents a major intervention …

To explore the impacts of increasing human numbers on nature, many studies have
examined relationships between human population density (HPD) and biodiversity change …

Human populations are increasing and becoming predominantly urban. Resulting land
cover changes reduce, perforate, isolate, and degrade bird habitat on local and global …

Aim As urban landscapes expand, shifts in biodiversity are occurring. This is leading
biogeographers and ecologists to consider human‐dominated landscapes in their current …

We compared the avifauna in two cities, Québec (Canada) and Rennes (France), in order to
define general responses of wildlife in an urban ecosystem. These cities have a similar …

Wildlife conservation in urban habitats is increasingly important due to current urbanization
trends. We review the different approaches to studying birds in urban landscapes, and point …

Urbanization is increasing across the globe and there is growing interest in urban ecology
and a recognition that developed areas may be important for conservation. We review the …

Aim The process of urbanization can lead to specialist species being replaced by generalist
species in space and time, increasing similarity among bird communities. This phenomenon …

Numerous species have adapted to the proximity of humans, and this feature is no clearer
than among species that have invaded towns and cities. The characteristics of species that …

After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world,
occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited islands …