Nest boxes are widely used to supplement natural tree cavities used by fauna, particularly in
“working lands” where large, old trees are cleared or harvested. Commercially managed …

Biodiversity is pivotal for delivering ecosystem services to the human society, but lack of
nesting, shortages of trophic resources and disharmonic biological communities are …

An ecological trap occurs when animals prefer to settle in poor-quality habitats even though
alternative high-quality habitats are available. Thus, to find evidence of a trap one must …

Across much of North America, populations of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) have
been in decline for decades (Farmer et al. 2008, Farmer and Smith 2009, Smallwood et al …

Barn owls (Tyto alba) have the potential to remove significant numbers of rodent pests in
vineyards, which has prompted viticulturists in California to erect artificial nest boxes to …

Psittacidae (parrots) have the most threatened species of any bird family in the world. Most
parrots are obligate secondary cavity nesters, and can be limited in their breeding success …

Urbanisation is one of the main anthropogenic forms of land cover affecting an ever-
increasing number of wild animals and their habitats. Physiological plasticity represents an …

The effectiveness of nest boxes as a management and biodiversity offset tool remains
equivocal and controversial. Improving nest box programs requires urgent empirical …

The biodiversity crisis is exacerbated by a growing human population modifying nearly three‐
quarters of the Earth's land surface area for anthropogenic uses. Habitat loss and …

Low-latitude penguins naturally breed in burrows dug in guano. This affords them a buffered
environment that remains cool and humid, reducing the risk of hyperthermia while on land …