Long-Term Bird Assemblage Trends in Areas of High and Low Human Population Density
Joint Authors
Williams, Matthew I.
Barrett, Kyle
Romagosa, Christina M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
Urban areas are expanding globally, and the impact of high human population density (HHPD) on bird species richness remains unresolved.
Studies primarily focus on species richness along an urban-to-rural gradient; however, some studies have analyzed larger-scale patterns and found results that contrast with those obtained at smaller scales.
To move the discussion beyond static species richness patterns, we analyzed the effect of HHPD on bird assemblage dynamics (year-to-year extinction probability, turnover, changes in species richness) across the United States over a 25-year period.
We found that bird assemblages in both high and low human population density areas changed significantly over the period of record.
Specifically, bird assemblages increased in species richness on average.
Assemblage change in areas of HHPD was not significantly different from assemblage change in areas with LHPD.
These results suggest that human population density alone does not alter the persistence of avian assemblage patterns.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barrett, Kyle& Romagosa, Christina M.& Williams, Matthew I.. 2009. Long-Term Bird Assemblage Trends in Areas of High and Low Human Population Density. Research Letters in Ecology،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barrett, Kyle…[et al.]. Long-Term Bird Assemblage Trends in Areas of High and Low Human Population Density. Research Letters in Ecology No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Barrett, Kyle& Romagosa, Christina M.& Williams, Matthew I.. Long-Term Bird Assemblage Trends in Areas of High and Low Human Population Density. Research Letters in Ecology. 2009. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454090
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454090