Urban bird ecology and conservation (University of California Press, 2012)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Now that more than half of the world's population lives in cities, the study of birds in urban ecosystems has emerged at the forefront of ornithological research. An international team of leading researchers in urban bird ecology and conservation from across Europe and North America presents the state of this diverse field, addressing classic questions while proposing new directions for further study. Areas of particular focus include the processes underlying patterns of species shifts along urban-rural gradients, the demography of urban birds and the role of citizen science, and human-avian i
Beyond the gradient : insights from new work in the avian ecology of urbanizing lands / Paige S. Warren and Christopher A. Lepczyk -- Using gradient analysis to uncover pattern and process in urban bird communities / Derric N. Pennington and Robert B. Blair -- From forests to cities : effects of urbanization on tropical birds / Ian MacGregor-Fors, Lorena Morales-Pérez, and Jorge E. Schondube -- Does nest predation shape urban bird communities? / Christine M. Stracey and Scott K. Robinson -- Evaluating factors that influence avian community response to urbanization / Amanda D. Rodewald -- Impacts of seasonal small-scale urbanization on nest predation and bird assemblages at tourist destinations / Marja-Liisa Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki [and others] -- The use of citizen volunteers in urban bird research / Timothy L. Vargo [and others] -- Painted bunting conservation : traditional monitoring meets citizen science / James A. Rotenberg [and others] --
- A new approach to urban bird monitoring : the Tucson bird count / Rachel E. McCaffrey, Will R. Turner, and Amanda J. Borens -- Distribution and habitat of greater roadrunners in urban and suburban Arizona / Stephen DeStefano and Charlene M. Webster -- Edges, trails, and reproductive performance of spotted towhees in urban greenspaces / Sarah Bartos Smith [and others] -- Post-fledgling mobility in an urban landscape / Kara Whitaker and John M. Marzluff -- Avian conservation in urban environments : what do ecologists bring to the table? / James R. Miller -- How biologists can involve developers, planners, and policymakers in urban avian conservation / Mark Hostetler -- Predicting avian community responses to increasing urbanization / Jeffrey Hepinstall-Cymerman. John M. Marzluff, and Marina Alberti -- Interactions between people and birds in urban landscapes / Richard A. Fuller [and others] -- Who feeds the birds? : a comparison across regions / Christopher A. Lepczyk [and others] --
- Urban evolutionary ecology / John M. Marzluff