Avian diversity and function across the world's most populous cities

J Richardson, AC Lees, ET Miller… - Ecology Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the composition of urban wildlife communities is crucial to promote
biodiversity, ecosystem function and links between nature and people. Using crowdsourced …

Comparison of bird diversity between temperate floodplain forests and urban parks

I Machar, P Šimek, M Schlossárek, V Pechanec… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiversity in urban green areas has been widely explored in several bird studies because
birds are known to be important bio-indicators. Many studies have investigated the different …

Charismatic species and birdwatching: Advanced birders prefer small, shy, dull, and rare species

C Randler, N Staller, N Kalb, P Tryjanowski - Anthrozoös, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Studies about charismatic bird species have been carried out using the general public;
among the most common charismatic attributes are body mass and coloration. However …

Long-term Christmas Bird Counts describe neotropical urban bird diversity

MA Echeverry-Galvis, P Lozano Ramírez… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A significant gap in understanding the response of biodiversity to urban areas is the lack of
long-term studies. Most of the information on urban birds comes from studies carried out in …

Does small mean unimportant? A review of pocket park values and associated factors

J Li, NA Nordin, M Md Dali - Open House International, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to explore the value of pocket parks and associated factors, as well
as the differences between pocket parks and other green spaces, and finally to identify the …

What makes an urban raptor?

LM Leveau, FC Gorleri, I Roesler, F González‐Táboas - Ibis, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Raptor communities are negatively impacted by urbanization. However, some species can
thrive in urban areas. Raptor species traits that favour their presence in urban areas have …

Habitat heterogeneity influences avian feeding guild composition in urban landscapes: evidence from Bhubaneswar, India

BP Panda, BAK Prusty, B Panda, A Pradhan… - Ecological …, 2021 - Springer
Background Habitat heterogeneity clearly distinguished in terms of availability of food and
habitat resources and landscape features (natural or human-modified) play a crucial role in …

Beyond the concrete jungle: The value of urban biodiversity for regional conservation efforts

L Ventura, D Strubbe, A Shwartz - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization deletes and degrades natural ecosystems, contributing to the ongoing
biodiversity crisis. Yet, on the local scale, well-managed cities can host significant …

Bird metacommunities of urban parks in the pampean region, Argentina

J Kopp, LM Leveau - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025 - Elsevier
Metacommunities are the set of local communities that are linked by the dispersion of
potentially interacting species. The study of metacommunities is important to elucidate the …

[HTML][HTML] Topic evolution in urban studies: Tracking back and moving forward

H Han, C Shen, K Li, ATK Ho - Journal of Urban Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This study is a bibliometric analysis of urban studies publications from 2001 to 2021 that
unravels the evolution and growing complexity of the field. Although developed regions still …