Green space area and type affect bird communities in a South-eastern European city

Groot, Maarten de; Flajšman, Katarina; Mihelič, Tomaž; Vilhar, Urša; Simončič, Primož; Verlič, Andrej

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127212

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“…Our findings revealed that, in mountain parks, urbanization affected overall bird species richness and α-diversity, but not abundance. Similar to Maarten de Groot's (2021) findings [21], we found 807 individuals in the urban area, which is higher than that in the suburban area (number of individuals = 733). Among the three urbanization levels, periurban had the highest overall species richness and α-diversity, which is consistent with the intermediate disturbance hypothesis [60] and confirms that mountain parks with moderate urbanization intensity maintain higher species diversity.…”

Section: Functional Role and Indicator Speciessupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Lower urbanization intensity will lead to the complete dominance of a few highly competitive species. However, a study on a south-eastern European city reached a different result, reporting that the species composition of peri-urban areas was similar to urban areas [21]. Other studies, in contrast, indicated that higher urbanization intensity allows species a fast growth rate and strong encroachment ability to survive, leading to a species composition that is different from that of other regions [5,14,30].…”

Section: Functional Role and Indicator Speciesmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Regardless of the urbanization intensity, only the upper stratum accesses the resources necessary to satisfy the foraging demand of a large number of birds [19]. Therefore, in order to reduce the vertical distribution differences of bird communities under urbanization effects, it is necessary to restore the lower stratum vegetation condition to improve structural heterogeneity and promote a more naturally vertical distribution of green space resources [21,59,63]. Unlike other diet guilds, the diversity and distribution of omnivorous and insectivorous guilds have little impact on urban habitat change or urbanization due to their low food and environmental requirements, as well as their wider variety of living resources.…”

Section: Urbanization Affects Bird Guilds In Mountain Parksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Compared to the city center, these areas are typically less developed, have less foot traffic, and are less impacted by urbanization. Furthermore, bird communities in urban parks or natural woodlands respond differently to habitat size and structure across several spatial dimensions [21][22][23], and there are functional or ecological implications in relation to changes in urbanization. Within the same geographic area, the species richness of bird communities in more urbanized areas may be lower than in pristine sites.…”

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Bird Communities Vary under Different Urbanization Types—A Case Study in Mountain Parks of Fuzhou, China

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Bird habitats are becoming increasingly fragmented as a result of rapid urbanization. As one of the essential refuges for urban bird communities, mountain parks are of practical significance for studying the spatial changes of birds, which can inform the future planning of mountain park planning. In this study, we assessed the α, β, and functional diversity of bird communities in mountain parks in Fuzhou, China, at three levels of urbanization (urban, peri-urban, suburban) and explored how diversity (abundance, richness, α-diversity, Chao1) varies along the urbanization gradient. A three-month bird survey was conducted using the transect method to examine the impact of urbanization on bird community structures in mountain parks. In addition, we evaluated the functional diversity of bird guilds in order to identify potential indicator species for monitoring different urbanization gradients in mountain parks. The results showed that: (1) During the three bird surveys from December 2021 to February 2022, 96 bird species and 2429 individuals of 9 orders, 34 families, and 63 genera were identified. (2) Urbanization had a significant impact on the overall bird α-diversity (p = 0.040) and richness (p = 0.024) but not on the overall bird abundance (p = 0.056). (3) The results of non-metric multidimensional scaling showed significant variations among overall birds in mountain parks along with three urbanization levels (stress = 0.155, p = 0.027). Similarly, significant differences were observed in the upper-stratum guild (stress = 0.183, p = 0.049) but not in other diet and vertical foraging stratum guilds. (4) Five species were identified as potential candidates for monitoring the trends of urban gradients. Moreover, compared to insectivorous or omnivorous guilds, most carnivorous and herbivorous guilds may not be suitable for monitoring the negative effects of urbanization in mountain parks. Our findings can help inform urban mountain park management or restoration strategies intended to mitigate the adverse impacts of urbanization.

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confidence: 90%

Section: Functional Role and Indicator Speciesmentioning

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Section: Urbanization Affects Bird Guilds In Mountain Parksmentioning

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Bird Communities Vary under Different Urbanization Types—A Case Study in Mountain Parks of Fuzhou, China

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“…), which force plenty of bird species to migrate to habitats that are more conducive to survival. This has also been verified by previous literature [ 68 , 69 , 70 ]. Similarly, in high-disturbance areas, we have found higher levels of negative emotions and anxiety among recreationists.…”

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Does Bird Diversity Affect Public Mental Health in Urban Mountain Parks?—A Case Study in Fuzhou City, China

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Huang

et al. 2022

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Intensified urbanization has caused a linear decline in the quality of urban biodiversity and indirectly harms our current human settlement environment. Urban mountain parks provide a refuge for the animals and plants and play a vital role in satisfying residents’ lives. At present, few studies are focusing on the impact of biodiversity on human mental health benefits of urban mountain parks in high-density construction areas along the coast of the Eastern Hemisphere. Here, we examined the relationship between bird abundance, Shannon diversity, Simpson diversity, and Richness and momentary mental health (positive, negative, and anxiety) in urban mountain parks. The timed species counts method was used to conduct three surveys of birds in urban mountain parks, and linear regression was performed on the relationship between bird diversity and mental health among sites. According to the regression model results, we found no significant correlation in any disturbance levels. As urban mountain parks are an essential part of the human settlement environment, how to improve the biodiversity and mental health of urban mountain parks is one of the focuses of research on biodiversity well-being in the future. Urban planning authorities and public mental health researchers should pay attention to the importance of biodiversity in urban development and consider how to realize the beautiful vision of the harmonious coexistence of humans, animals, plants, and the environment in which we live.

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Effects of environmental factors on avian communities in urban parks in small- to medium-sized city: a case study of Fuyang City, Anhui, China

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Li,

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With a worldwide expansion of urbanization, the conservation of urban biodiversity is attracting growing attention. It is of great signi cance to study the relationship between wildlife and urban landscape. The purpose of this study is to explore the signi cance of vegetation and landscape factors in biodiversity conservation through changes in bird communities. In this study, we focused on 31 parks in the urban area of Fuyang city in the North China Plain. A total of 8795 individual birds from 69 species were recorded. The study found that (a) at the local level, tree diversity and heights are the most important factors contributing to each level of bird diversity, followed by the coverage of shrubs and herbs; (b) at the landscape level, the proportion of woodland has a strong positive correlation with the multidimensional diversity of birds, followed by the patch diversity and percent of grassland. Our results showed that arti cial control of green space structure can effectively increase bird diversity. Increasing the area of urban green space, and at the same time, increasing the proportion of woodland, shrubs, herbs and water in urban parks can provide diverse habitats for birds, thereby improving bird diversity, proves that biodiversity indicators are of great signi cance in landscape planning.

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Green space area and type affect bird communities in a South-eastern European city

Cited by 24 publications

References 55 publications

Bird Communities Vary under Different Urbanization Types—A Case Study in Mountain Parks of Fuzhou, China

Bird Communities Vary under Different Urbanization Types—A Case Study in Mountain Parks of Fuzhou, China

Does Bird Diversity Affect Public Mental Health in Urban Mountain Parks?—A Case Study in Fuzhou City, China

Effects of environmental factors on avian communities in urban parks in small- to medium-sized city: a case study of Fuyang City, Anhui, China

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