Behavioural and Ecological Consequences of Urban Life in Birds

• Main Author: Caroline Isaksson (auth)
• Other Authors: Amanda D. Rodewald (auth), Diego Gil (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Ecological science, the Biosphere; Urbanization; Birds; Human-bird interactions; Biodiversity; Species interactions; Human-provided resources; Environmental stress
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Urbanization is next to global warming the largest threat to biodiversity. Indeed, it is becoming increasingly evident that many bird species get locally extinct as a result of urban development. However, many bird species benefit from urbanization, especially through the abundance of human-provided...