By transforming landscapes, human activity creates new types of habitats with altered
environmental characteristics that never existed before. As the process of habitat …

Effective planning for biodiversity in cities and towns is increasingly important as urban
areas and their human populations grow, both to achieve conservation goals and because …

Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model,
mainly due to the limitations imposed by their conservative life strategy (low population …

As the pace and extent of urbanization increase, an understanding of the mechanisms that
shape wildlife communities in cities will be essential to their effective management …

The study of urban ecology has emerged as a key ele ment of conservation research (Miller
& Hobbs 2002). Urbanization is a primary driver of habitat loss and frag mentation but also …

Despite increasing interest in urban ecology the factors limiting the colonisation of towns
and cities by species from rural areas are poorly understood. This is largely due to the lack …

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Several studies have attempted to disentangle the effects of direct habitat loss from factors
such as habitat degradation or fragmentation, and in general highlight that the amount of …

Urban areas represent a spectrum that goes from being safe habitats for biodiversity (ie,
habitats more or equally preferred, without costs to fitness) to being ecological traps (ie …

Urban areas are expanding rapidly, but a few native species have successfully colonized
them. The processes underlying such colonization events are poorly understood. Using the …