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Comparison of avian diversity, breeding communities, and nesting habitats between urban and peri-urban ecosystems of Fez (Central Morocco)
Avian diversity is very poor in urban zones due to the loss of natural ecosystems, breeding sites, nesting substrates, and foraging resources....
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Avian Disease Ecology in the Neotropics
Birds are the best-known taxonomic group worldwide, and the Neotropics is home to the most considerable avian diversity. However, there is still a...
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Avian Predators in Rangelands
Management of avian predators in western rangelands is uniquely challenging due to differences in managing for/against particular species, management...
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Avian functional diversity across the neotropics: current knowledge and perspectives
The value of birds as indicators of environmental change is of greater relevance given the current rapid habitat loss and transformation rates. This...
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Influence of habitat heterogeneity on avian diversity in the Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir Himalaya
BackgroundThe value of local and regional landscapes for avian conservation requires a thorough understanding of the diversity and structure of bird...
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Effects of spatial patterning within working pine forests on priority avian species in Mississippi
ContextWithin dynamic ecosystems, research into how land use changes and patterns affect species diversity has led to a suite of ecological...
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Avian community structure in human dominated landscape in Daudkandi, Bangladesh
Bangladesh shelters a very rich and diverse avifauna. Anthropogenic activities have a global impact on avifauna, particularly in Bangladesh, where...
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Dietary and habitat specialization, eye size, clutch size, and aerial lifestyle predict avian fragmentation sensitivity in an Andean biodiversity hotpot
The fragmentation of tropical forests remains a major driver of avian biodiversity loss, particularly for insectivores, yet the mechanisms underlying...
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Avian Diversity: A Comprehensive Bird Checklist of Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun (Western Himalaya), India
AbstractThe present study aims to provide a comprehensive bird checklist of Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. The study was...
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Avian functional diversity retained in a tropical rainforest fragment after more than 120 years of turnover
Deforestation is linked to the increasing prevalence of small forest fragments worldwide and an associated loss in functional diversity. However, our...
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Co-infection with Leucocytozoon and Other Haemosporidian Parasites Increases with Latitude and Altitude in New World Bird Communities
Establishing how environmental gradients and host ecology drive spatial variation in infection rates and diversity of pathogenic organisms is one of...
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The contribution of landscape features, climate and topography in sha** taxonomical and functional diversity of avian communities in a heterogeneous Alpine region
Understanding the effects of landscape composition and configuration, climate, and topography on bird diversity is necessary to identify distribution...
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Influence of Crop Heterogeneity on Avian Diversity and Trait Composition in Urban Agro-Ecosystems
Environmental heterogeneity has a significant role in configuring native species diversity. Studies have shown that agricultural crops impact bird...
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Breeding bird communities of riparian and upland woodlands respond differently to an Atlantic-Mediterranean climatic gradient in Mainland Spain
Riparian habitats are key landscape elements promoting regional biodiversity, particularly in areas where water availability is scarce. In...
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Housing or habitat: what drives patterns of avian species richness in urbanized landscapes?
ContextConservation of biodiversity in cities depends on ecologically sensitive urban planning, informed by an understanding of patterns of species...
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Avian Reproduction: Clutch Sizes, Incubation, and Hatching
The number of eggs laid per clutch by female birds varies from 1 to 18 or more. In this chapter, the evolution of clutch sizes and the effect of...
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Northwestern transboundary area of Bangladesh: a key to sustaining a quarter of the country’s avian species
In the face of global forest ecosystem decline, non-protected transboundary areas like agroforestry can play a crucial role for conserving avian...
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Drivers of avian diversity and abundance across gradients of human influence
ContextIdentifying factors driving patterns of species communities in heterogenous human-dominated landscapes remains elusive despite extensive...
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Potential of agroforestry orchards as a conservation set-aside initiative in industrial rubber tree and oil palm plantations for avian biodiversity
At the expense of irreversible biodiversity loss, industrial modern agriculture is expanding in tropical regions. The conversion of forests to large...
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Spatio-temporal variation in avian taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity and its relevance for conservation in a wetland ecosystem in Myanmar
Wetland ecosystems host an extensive number of avian species and play therefore a key role in biodiversity conservation. However, avifauna in...
