Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) in Urban Habitats

Coombs, CR; Isaacson, A. J.; Murton, R. K.; Thearle, R. J. P.; Westwood, N. J.

doi:10.2307/2402478

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“…This result agrees with Emlen (1974), who noted, in the recent town of Tucson, that some species absent from the periurban landscape live in the urban area. This sort of independence has also been observed in several population level bird studies (Havlin 1962;Erz 1966;Coombs et al 1981;Birkhead 1991).…”

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Are urban bird communities influenced by the bird diversity of adjacent landscapes?

Clergeau

Jokimäki

Savard³

2001

Journal of Applied Ecology

268

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Summary1. The species diversity of adjacent landscapes influences the conservation or restoration of several animal groups in urban areas, but the effect on birds is unclear. To address this question, we compared bird species richness (BSR) and community composition between periurban (area surrounding the town) and urban (suburban and centre areas) landscapes across three spatial scales. 2. At a large biogeographical scale (temperate and boreal climatic zone), relationships between the BSR of urban areas and their surrounding landscapes were examined in a meta-analysis of 18 published studies. In general, BSR was negatively correlated with latitude and urbanization. The BSR of suburban and centre landscapes correlated positively with the BSR of periurban landscapes. However, latitudinal effects were also involved, as BSR in urban and periurban landscapes declined as town latitude increased. Similarity indices were low (50%) between periurban and centre bird communities. 3. At a regional scale, we assessed winter bird data from several towns within three regions of temperate and boreal countries (western France, northern Finland and eastern Canada). The type of periurban landscape, number of inhabitants and town diameter did not affect BSR. BSR was similar between the cities of a given biogeographical area. Bird communities were more similar between similar habitat types of different cities than between different habitats of the same city. 4. At a local scale, we tested the influence of proximity to the periurban landscape on BSR in parks of western French towns of different size. Neither BSR nor community similarity changed in relation to the distance of the park from the periurban landscape. 5. Guild composition according to diet and feeding habitat did not vary between urban and periurban locations at regional or local scales. 6. We conclude that, at regional and local scales, urban bird communities are independent of the bird diversity of adjacent landscapes, and that local features are more important than surrounding landscapes in determining BSR. Whatever the biodiversity quality of the periurban landscape, site-specific actions such as shrub and tree planting, water restoration and increasing vegetation diversity can change bird diversity in towns and improve the quality of human-wildlife contacts.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

Are urban bird communities influenced by the bird diversity of adjacent landscapes?

Clergeau

Jokimäki

Savard³

2001

Journal of Applied Ecology

268

168

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“…The current distribution (presence/absence) and abundance of Collared Doves in the USA are characterized by environmental factors similar to those in Europe (Coombs et al. 1981, Hengeveld 1988, Beckett et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…High human commensalism is a unique attribute of this species. In Britain, its distribution is associated with human settlements such as suburban gardens and town parks with a mixture of shrub and tree cover, including human‐made structures (Coombs et al. 1981, Hengeveld 1988).…”

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The rapid spread of invasive Eurasian Collared Doves Streptopelia decaocto in the continental USA follows human‐altered habitats

Fujisaki

Pearlstine

Mazzotti

2010

Ibis

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Understanding factors related to the range expansion trajectory of a successful invasive species may provide insights into environmental variables that favour additional expansion or guide monitoring and survey efforts for this and other invasive species. We examined the relationship of presence and abundance of Eurasian Collared Doves Streptopelia decaocto to environmental factors using recent data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey to understand factors influencing its expansion into the continental USA. A zero‐inflated Poisson (ZIP) model was used to account for excess zero observations because this species was not observed on the majority of survey routes, despite its large geographical range. Model fit was improved when we included environmental covariates as compared with the null model, which only included distance from the route where this species was first observed. Probability of zero count was positively related to the distance from the first route and road density and was inversely related to minimum temperature and distance to coast. Abundance of the species was positively related to road density and was inversely related to annual precipitation and distance to coast. Random intercept by land‐cover type also improved model fit. Model fit was improved with the ZIP model over the standard Poisson model, suggesting that presence and abundance of this species are characterized by different environmental factors. However, overall low accuracy of model‐predicted presence/absence and abundance with the independent validation dataset may indicate either that there are other explanatory factors or that there is great uncertainty in the species’ colonization process. Our large‐scale study provides additional evidence that the range expansion of this species tends to follow human‐altered landscapes such as road and agricultural areas as well as responding to general geographical features such as coastlines or thermal clines. Such patterns may hold true for other invasive species and may provide guidelines for monitoring and assessment activities in other invasive taxa.

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“…Therefore this method gives the duration of the moulting season for the population rather than for an individual. Linear regression analysis of moult scores against date (Method B), used by Evans (1966), Newton (1966), Holmes (1971), Dean (1977) and Coombs et aL (1981), is similar in that the straight line is fitted closely through the mean moult scores for each date. Ginn (1975) and Pimm (1976) noted that this gave an exaggerated estimate for the duration of moult for an individual.…”

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The effects of methods on estimates of primary moult duration in the RedshankTringa totanus

Summers

Swann²,

Nicoll³

1983

Bird Study

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Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) in Urban Habitats

Cited by 42 publications

References 5 publications

Are urban bird communities influenced by the bird diversity of adjacent landscapes?

Are urban bird communities influenced by the bird diversity of adjacent landscapes?

The rapid spread of invasive Eurasian Collared Doves Streptopelia decaocto in the continental USA follows human‐altered habitats

The effects of methods on estimates of primary moult duration in the RedshankTringa totanus

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