How to manage the urban green to improve bird diversity and community structure

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Fontana ◽  
Thomas Sattler ◽  
Fabio Bontadina ◽  
Marco Moretti
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Urban Green

scholarly journals Influence of sugarcane growth stages on bird diversity and community structure in an agricultural-savanna environment

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e06563
Author(s):  
Sifiso M. Lukhele ◽  
Julie Teresa Shapiro ◽  
Themb'alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba ◽  
Muzi D. Sibiya ◽  
Robert A. McCleery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Growth Stages

Selection and Design of Ornamental Plants for Low-Carbon Urban Landscape: A Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 2314-2317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Yan Hui Sui
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Carbon Fixation ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Natural Carbon

Urban green space is the sole natural carbon sink without energy consumption. Carbon sequestration capability of plant and soil depends on plant species and community structure in some content. In this paper, some studies on screening ornamental plants according to the capability of carbon absorption and sequestration and their impact on soil organic carbon were reviewed. In the whole, these results are not comprehensive and more researches need be explored. Some methods of plant landscape design were put forward, such as multistoried community structure, protection of urban natural vegetation, productive urban landscape and shading or blocking wind for building, which are very effective to filter out ornamental plant with high capability of carbon fixation and to construct rational plant landscape for low-carbon urban green space.

Heterogeneous urban green areas are bird diversity hotspots: insights using continental-scale citizen science data

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1231-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey T. Callaghan ◽  
Gilad Bino ◽  
Richard E. Major ◽  
John M. Martin ◽  
Mitchell B. Lyons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Continental Scale ◽  
Urban Green Areas ◽  
Green Areas

scholarly journals Big Bird Plots: Benchmarking Neotropical Bird Communities to Address Questions in Ecology and Conservation in an Era of Rapid Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Douglas Robinson ◽  
Dan Errichetti ◽  
Henry S. Pollock ◽  
Ari Martinez ◽  
Philip C Stouffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Community Dynamics ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Large Network ◽  
Bird Abundance

Extensive networks of large plots have the potential to transform knowledge of avian community dynamics through time and across geographical space. In the Neotropics, the global hotspot of avian diversity, only six 100-ha plots, all located in lowland forests of Amazonia, the Guianan shield and Panama, have been inventoried sufficiently. We review the most important lessons learned about Neotropical forest bird communities from those big bird plots and explore opportunities for creating a more extensive network of additional plots to address questions in ecology and conservation, following the model of the existing ForestGEO network of tree plots. Scholarly impact of the big bird plot papers has been extensive, with the papers accumulating nearly 1,500 citations, particularly on topics of tropical ecology, avian conservation, and community organization. Comparisons of results from the plot surveys show no single methodological scheme works effectively for surveying abundances of all bird species at all sites; multiple approaches have been utilized and must be employed in the future. On the existing plots, abundance patterns varied substantially between the South American plots and the Central American one, suggesting different community structuring mechanisms are at work and that additional sampling across geographic space is needed. Total bird abundance in Panama, dominated by small insectivores, was double that of Amazonia and the Guianan plateau, which were dominated by large granivores and frugivores. The most common species in Panama were three times more abundant than those in Amazonia, whereas overall richness was 1.5 times greater in Amazonia. Despite these differences in community structure, other basic information, including uncertainty in population density estimates, has yet to be quantified. Results from existing plots may inform drivers of differences in community structure and create baselines for detection of long-term regional changes in bird abundances, but supplementation of the small number of plots is needed to increase generalizability of results and reveal the texture of geographic variation. We propose fruitful avenues of future research based on our current synthesis of the big bird plots. Collaborating with the large network of ForestGEO tree plots could be one approach to improve understanding of linkages between plant and bird diversity. Careful quantification of bird survey effort, recording of exact locations of survey routes or stations, and archiving detailed metadata will greatly enhance the value of benchmark data for future repeat surveys of the existing plots and initial surveys of newly established plots.

scholarly journals The effects of agricultural landscape composition and heterogeneity on bird diversity and community structure in the Chengdu Plain, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. e01191
Author(s):  
Jing Liao ◽  
Ting Liao ◽  
Xingcheng He ◽  
Taxing Zhang ◽  
Dongrui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Landscape Composition ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Chengdu Plain

scholarly journals Bird breeding biology and homogenization process in an urban green area at Atlantic rainforest of Southeastern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Silva Santos ◽  
Isael Colonna Ribeiro ◽  
Luana D'Avila Centoducatte ◽  
Sérgio Lucena Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Reproductive Pattern ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Homogenization Process ◽  
Green Area ◽  
Urban Green Area ◽  
Green Areas

Urbanization is a major cause of biotic homogenization, once it modifies species habitat and creates new environments in which only a few species are able to survive. However, many authors propose that planned green areas within the bounds of urban centers work real islands, providing shelter for several animal species. In this study, we verified the reproductive pattern of a community of birds within an urban green area in southeastern Brazil. Also, we compared the composition of breeding sites and reproductive activities of birds in different environments available and provided insights about how homogenization process affects birds in the study site. We recorded 359 reproductive sites of 36 species. Our data represents 48% of bird species recorded by previous reports at this study site. Out of the total reproductive records, 68.5% were found in wooded areas, even though this land cover class represents only 26.8% of the analyzed landscape. The proportion and the uniqueness of species at this study site show its importance to maintenance of the local diversity of birds. Our results indicate that a local bird diversity homogenization is in process and they provide subsidies for better management practices of green areas within urban centers.

Bird diversity in urban green space: A large-scale analysis of differences between parks and cemeteries in Central Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 264-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Tryjanowski ◽  
Federico Morelli ◽  
Peter Mikula ◽  
Anton Krištín ◽  
Piotr Indykiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Large Scale Analysis

scholarly journals The Importance of Connected and Interspersed Urban Green and Blue Space for Biodiversity: A Case Study in Cork City, Ireland

Geographies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-237
Author(s):  
Luke Lambert ◽  
Fiona Cawkwell ◽  
Paul Holloway
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Landscape Metrics ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Landscape Configuration ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance ◽  
The City

Urban green and blue space (UGBS) is becoming increasingly important for supporting biodiversity, with the spatial configuration of these landscapes essential to supporting a range of taxa. The role of UGBS for supporting biodiversity is well established, but there remains a lack of consensus on the importance of the overall landscape configuration and the scale at which these configurations are analyzed. Moreover, statistical models are often compounded by coarse representations of UGBS that ignore ‘invisible’ spaces (i.e., gardens and brownfield sites). Using Sentinel-2 satellite data and a maximum likelihood classification, a comprehensive landcover map of Cork City, Ireland was produced with reliable accuracy. FRAGSTATS was then used to capture landscape metrics regarding the spatial configuration of the study area, at a city scale and at three spatial extents for each field site. Field surveys at 72 locations captured data on bird species richness and abundance, before generalized linear models (GLMs) were parameterized between biodiversity metrics and the landscape metrics at 50, 100, and 200 m scales. The UGBS classification revealed that two-thirds of the city is composed of green and blue space. The field surveys recorded 62 species in the city, while GLMs revealed that green space was a significant driver in increasing species richness and abundance, while blue space produced inversions in coefficient estimates, suggesting a more nuanced relationship. The edge effect phenomenon was suggested to play a key role in increasing bird diversity, with a diversified and varied urban landscape important. The impact of scale also affected how blue space was viewed as a connective network within the city, particularly in relation to biodiversity metrics. Overall, this study has demonstrated that UGBS is intrinsically linked to bird diversity. Moreover, 38% of the species recorded are listed as species of conservation concern in Ireland, highlighting how urban spaces can provide habitats for vulnerable species and should inform discussion on the role of geography within the implementation of conservation and planning initiatives for urban environs.

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