Conservation cobenefits from air pollution regulation: Evidence from birds

Massive wildlife losses over the past 50 y have brought new urgency to identifying both the drivers of population decline and potential solutions. We provide large-scale evidence that air pollution, specifically ozone, is associated with declines in bird abundance in the United States. We show that...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2020-12, Vol.117 (49), p.30900-30906
Main Authors: Liang, Yuanning, Rudik, Ivan, Zou, Eric Yongchen, Johnston, Alison, Rodewald, Amanda D., Kling, Catherine L.
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Air Pollutants - toxicity
Air pollution
Air Pollution - analysis
Air quality
Animals
Biological Sciences
Bird populations
Birds
Birds - physiology
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Emissions
Environmental health
Environmental regulations
Geography
INAUGURAL ARTICLES
Outdoor air quality
Ozone
Ozone - toxicity
Population decline
Public health
Regulation
Social Sciences
United States
Wildlife
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Air pollution
Air Pollution - analysis
Air quality
Animals
Biological Sciences
Bird populations
Birds
Birds - physiology
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Emissions
Environmental health
Environmental regulations
Geography
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Ozone
Ozone - toxicity
Population decline
Public health
Regulation
Social Sciences
United States
Wildlife
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