Noise and tree species richness modulate the bird community inhabiting small public urban green spaces of a Neotropical city

Small public urban green spaces (SPUGS) are important for human life-quality and for maintenance of biodiversity within urban landscapes. However, little is known about how local characteristics and spatial location are related to biodiversity inhabiting SPUGS in tropical cities. In this study, we a...

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Published in:Urban ecosystems 2021-02, Vol.24 (1), p.71-81
Main Authors: da Silva, Beatriz Ferreira, Pena, João Carlos, Viana-Junior, Arleu Barbosa, Vergne, Matheus, Pizo, Marco Aurélio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Birds
Composition
Ecology
Environmental Management
Generalized linear models
Granivory
Green infrastructure
Guilds
Harbors
Life Sciences
Multivariate analysis
Nature Conservation
Noise
Open spaces
Plant species
Species composition
Species richness
Statistical models
Trees
Urban Ecology
Urban environments
Urban planning
Variance analysis
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Summary:Small public urban green spaces (SPUGS) are important for human life-quality and for maintenance of biodiversity within urban landscapes. However, little is known about how local characteristics and spatial location are related to biodiversity inhabiting SPUGS in tropical cities. In this study, we aimed at assess how noise, vegetation aspects (local characteristics), distance from a major habitat patch and from water (spatial location) are related to the bird community (species composition, species richness, total abundance and feeding guilds) inhabiting SPUGS in a medium-sized Neotropical city (Rio Claro, Brazil). We expected local characteristics to be the most important variables influencing the bird community. Bird observations were conducted in 28 SPUGS (
ISSN:1083-8155
1573-1642
DOI:10.1007/s11252-020-01021-2