NDLI: Relation between green spaces and bird community structure in an urban area in Southeast Brazil

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Author	Toledo, Maria Cecília Barbosa Donatelli, Reginaldo José Batista, Getulio Teixeira
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Increased urbanization typically leads to an increase in abundance of a few species and a reduction in bird species richness. Understanding the structure of biotic communities in urban areas will allow us to propose management techniques and to decrease conflicts between wild species and human beings. The objective of this study was to describe the structure of the bird community in an urban ecosystem. The study was carried out in the city of Taubaté in southeastern Brazil. Point-counts were established in areas with different levels of tree density ranging from urban green spaces to predominantly built-up areas. We looked for a correlation between the richness/abundance of birds and the size of the area surveyed, the number of houses, the number of tree species and the number of individual trees. The results of multiple regression showed that bird richness had a direct relationship with vegetation complexity. The abundance and diversity of tree species were better predictors of bird species than the number of houses and size of the area surveyed. We discuss implications of this study for conservation and management of bird diversity in urban areas, such as the need to increase green areas containing a large diversity of native plant species.
Starting Page	111
Ending Page	131
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-07-16
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Urban birds Urban vegetation Bird-habitat relationship Brazil Environmental Management Nature Conservation Ecology Urban Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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