Urbanization Effects on Birds:from Community to Individual
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    Increasing urbanization worldwide resulted in increased human impacts on ecosystems. Urbanization effects on birds have drawn much attention from community to individual. At community level, urbanization impacts on assemblage, species richness, abundance, biomass, biodiversity, etc. were documented; Species level studies indicated the causes underlying bird community patterns in urbanization environment: different species have various responses to urbanization; Recent studies went further to detect urbanization pressures on birds by comparing individuals in behaviors and life history traits between urban environments and native habitats. Many evidences showed that a variety of factors induced with urbanization, including land use change, human disturbance, heat island effect, food change, nest predation, artificial light, etc. contributed more or less to the urbanization effects on birds.

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ZHANG Qin, LAN Si-Si, HUANG Qin, CHEN Shui-Hua. 2013. Urbanization Effects on Birds:from Community to Individual. Chinese Journal of Zoology, 48(5): 808-816.

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  • Received:June 30,2013
  • Revised:September 05,2013
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  • Online: October 17,2013
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