Ebook: Avian Ecology and Conservation in an Urbanizing World

One of the most striking and persistent ways humans dominate Earth is by changing land-cover as we settle a region. Much of our ecological understanding about this process comes from studies of birds, yet the existing literature is scattered, mostly decades old, and rarely synthesized or standardized.
The twenty-seven contributions authored by leaders in the fields of avian and urban ecology present a unique summary of current research on birds in settled environments ranging from wildlands to exurban, rural to urban. Ecologists, land managers, wildlife managers, evolutionary ecologists, urban planners, landscape architects, and conservation biologists will find our information useful because we address the conservation and evolutionary implications of urban life from an ecological and planning perspective. Graduate students in these fields also will find the volume to be a useful summary and synthesis of current research, extant literature, and prescriptions for future work. All interested in human-driven land-cover changes will benefit from a perusal of this book because we present high altitude photographs of each study area.

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One of the most striking and persistent ways humans dominate Earth is by changing land-cover as we settle a region. Much of our ecological understanding about this process comes from studies of birds, yet the existing literature is scattered, mostly decades old, and rarely synthesized or standardized.
The twenty-seven contributions authored by leaders in the fields of avian and urban ecology present a unique summary of current research on birds in settled environments ranging from wildlands to exurban, rural to urban. Ecologists, land managers, wildlife managers, evolutionary ecologists, urban planners, landscape architects, and conservation biologists will find our information useful because we address the conservation and evolutionary implications of urban life from an ecological and planning perspective. Graduate students in these fields also will find the volume to be a useful summary and synthesis of current research, extant literature, and prescriptions for future work. All interested in human-driven land-cover changes will benefit from a perusal of this book because we present high altitude photographs of each study area.

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One of the most striking and persistent ways humans dominate Earth is by changing land-cover as we settle a region. Much of our ecological understanding about this process comes from studies of birds, yet the existing literature is scattered, mostly decades old, and rarely synthesized or standardized.
The twenty-seven contributions authored by leaders in the fields of avian and urban ecology present a unique summary of current research on birds in settled environments ranging from wildlands to exurban, rural to urban. Ecologists, land managers, wildlife managers, evolutionary ecologists, urban planners, landscape architects, and conservation biologists will find our information useful because we address the conservation and evolutionary implications of urban life from an ecological and planning perspective. Graduate students in these fields also will find the volume to be a useful summary and synthesis of current research, extant literature, and prescriptions for future work. All interested in human-driven land-cover changes will benefit from a perusal of this book because we present high altitude photographs of each study area.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
A historical perspective on urban bird research: trends, terms, and approaches....Pages 1-17
Worldwide urbanization and its effects on birds....Pages 19-47
Synanthropic birds of North America....Pages 49-67
Human perception and appreciation of birds: A motivation for wildlife conservation in urban environments of France....Pages 69-88
Quantifying the urban gradient: Linking urban planning and ecology....Pages 89-115
Urbanization,avian communities,and landscape ecology....Pages 117-137
The importance of multi-scale analyses in avian habitat selection studies in urban environments....Pages 139-154
Urban birds: population, community, and landscape approaches....Pages 155-177
Interactions among non-native plants and birds....Pages 179-223
Urban sprawl and juniper encroachment effects on abundance of wintering passerines in Oklahoma....Pages 225-242
Nest predator abundance and urbanization....Pages 243-258
Bird tolerance to human disturbance in urban parks of Madrid (Spain): Management implications....Pages 259-273
Settlement of breeding European Starlings in urban areas: Importance of lawns vs. anthropogenic wastes....Pages 275-287
Variation in the timing of breeding between suburban and wildland Florida Scrub-Jays: Do physiologic measures reflect different environments?....Pages 289-306
The ecology of Western Gulls in habitats varying in degree of urban influence....Pages 307-329
Causes and consequences of expanding American Crow populations....Pages 331-363
Demographic and behavioral comparisons of suburban and rural American Crows....Pages 365-381
Nest success and the timing of nest failure of Florida Scrub-Jays in suburban and wildland habitats....Pages 383-402
Synurbanization of the magpie in the Palearctic....Pages 403-425
Macaw abundance in relation to human population density in the western amazon basin....Pages 427-437
Waterbird production in an urban center in Alaska....Pages 439-458
Creating a homogeneous avifauna....Pages 459-486
Avian community characteristics of urban greenspaces in St. Louis, Missouri....Pages 487-507
The importance of the Chicago region and the “Chicago Wilderness” initiative for avian conservation....Pages 509-522
Do temporal trends in Christmas Bird Counts reflect the spatial trends of urbanization in southwest Ohio?....Pages 523-541
Survey techniques and habitat relationships of breeding birds in residential areas of Toronto, Canada....Pages 543-568
Integrating avian ecology into emerging paradigms in urban ecology....Pages 569-578
Back Matter....Pages 579-585

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One of the most striking and persistent ways humans dominate Earth is by changing land-cover as we settle a region. Much of our ecological understanding about this process comes from studies of birds, yet the existing literature is scattered, mostly decades old, and rarely synthesized or standardized.
The twenty-seven contributions authored by leaders in the fields of avian and urban ecology present a unique summary of current research on birds in settled environments ranging from wildlands to exurban, rural to urban. Ecologists, land managers, wildlife managers, evolutionary ecologists, urban planners, landscape architects, and conservation biologists will find our information useful because we address the conservation and evolutionary implications of urban life from an ecological and planning perspective. Graduate students in these fields also will find the volume to be a useful summary and synthesis of current research, extant literature, and prescriptions for future work. All interested in human-driven land-cover changes will benefit from a perusal of this book because we present high altitude photographs of each study area.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
A historical perspective on urban bird research: trends, terms, and approaches....Pages 1-17
Worldwide urbanization and its effects on birds....Pages 19-47
Synanthropic birds of North America....Pages 49-67
Human perception and appreciation of birds: A motivation for wildlife conservation in urban environments of France....Pages 69-88
Quantifying the urban gradient: Linking urban planning and ecology....Pages 89-115
Urbanization,avian communities,and landscape ecology....Pages 117-137
The importance of multi-scale analyses in avian habitat selection studies in urban environments....Pages 139-154
Urban birds: population, community, and landscape approaches....Pages 155-177
Interactions among non-native plants and birds....Pages 179-223
Urban sprawl and juniper encroachment effects on abundance of wintering passerines in Oklahoma....Pages 225-242
Nest predator abundance and urbanization....Pages 243-258
Bird tolerance to human disturbance in urban parks of Madrid (Spain): Management implications....Pages 259-273
Settlement of breeding European Starlings in urban areas: Importance of lawns vs. anthropogenic wastes....Pages 275-287
Variation in the timing of breeding between suburban and wildland Florida Scrub-Jays: Do physiologic measures reflect different environments?....Pages 289-306
The ecology of Western Gulls in habitats varying in degree of urban influence....Pages 307-329
Causes and consequences of expanding American Crow populations....Pages 331-363
Demographic and behavioral comparisons of suburban and rural American Crows....Pages 365-381
Nest success and the timing of nest failure of Florida Scrub-Jays in suburban and wildland habitats....Pages 383-402
Synurbanization of the magpie in the Palearctic....Pages 403-425
Macaw abundance in relation to human population density in the western amazon basin....Pages 427-437
Waterbird production in an urban center in Alaska....Pages 439-458
Creating a homogeneous avifauna....Pages 459-486
Avian community characteristics of urban greenspaces in St. Louis, Missouri....Pages 487-507
The importance of the Chicago region and the “Chicago Wilderness” initiative for avian conservation....Pages 509-522
Do temporal trends in Christmas Bird Counts reflect the spatial trends of urbanization in southwest Ohio?....Pages 523-541
Survey techniques and habitat relationships of breeding birds in residential areas of Toronto, Canada....Pages 543-568
Integrating avian ecology into emerging paradigms in urban ecology....Pages 569-578
Back Matter....Pages 579-585
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