Are golf courses good or bad for birds: A synthetic review

ZE Ormiston, DA Cristol - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025‏ - Elsevier
For some, golf courses are green oases of nature, while others see only toxic scars on the
landscape. This review develops a less dichotomous approach by synthesizing all research …

The role of golf courses in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management

J Colding, C Folke - Ecosystems, 2009‏ - Springer
We assessed the ecological value of golf courses based on a quantitative synthesis of
studies in the scientific literature that have measured and compared biota on golf courses to …

Golf courses and wetland fauna

J Colding, J Lundberg, S Lundberg… - Ecological …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Golf courses are often considered to be chemical‐intensive ecosystems with negative
impacts on fauna. Here we provide evidence that golf courses can contribute to the support …

Road impacts a tip** point for wildlife populations in threatened landscapes

E Roger, SW Laffan, D Ramp - Population Ecology, 2011‏ - Springer
The conservation of wildlife populations living adjacent to roads is gaining international
recognition as a worldwide concern. Populations living in road-impacted environments are …

Interspecific competition and nest survival of the threatened Red-headed Woodpecker

B Frei, JJ Nocera, JW Fyles - Journal of Ornithology, 2015‏ - Springer
The cavity-nesting Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a once
common, but now threatened, species across most of its range. Although several drivers for …

Testing alternative hypotheses for the cause of population declines: The case of the Red-headed Woodpecker

WD Koenig, EL Walters… - The Condor …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) has experienced
strong population declines during the past 3 decades. Using North American Breeding Bird …

Factors affecting breeding season survival of red‐headed woodpeckers in South Carolina

JC Kilgo, M Vukovich - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Red‐headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) populations have declined in the
United States and Canada over the past 40 years. However, few demographic studies have …

Avian diversity on golf courses and surrounding landscapes in Italy

A Sorace, M Visentin - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Golf courses are increasingly occupying land worldwide. This study investigates whether
golf courses can contribute to wildlife conservation and to the enrichment of the local …

[HTML][HTML] Urbanization filters woodpecker assemblages: Habitat specialization limits population abundance of dead wood dependent organisms in the urban landscape

A Fröhlich, P Hawryło, M Ciach - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Although urban landscapes are regarded as unsuitable for dead wood dependent
organisms, some species, including woodpeckers, commonly occur in cities. As the …

Nest-site selection and nest depredation of semi-aquatic turtles on golf courses

SM Foley, SJ Price, ME Dorcas - Urban Ecosystems, 2012‏ - Springer
Urban landscapes present various challenges to semi-aquatic turtle reproduction. In
developed regions, golf courses may provide some of the best remaining habitat for turtle …