2021
DOI: 10.3390/su13116327
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Niche Analysis and Conservation of Bird Species Using Urban Core Areas

Abstract: Knowing the ecological requirements of bird species is essential for their successful conservation. We studied the niche characteristics of birds in managed small-sized green spaces in the urban core areas of southern (Kavala, Greece) and northern Europe (Rovaniemi, Finland), during the breeding season, based on a set of 16 environmental variables and using Outlying Mean Index, a multivariate ordination technique. Overall, 26 bird species in Kavala and 15 in Rovaniemi were recorded in more than 5% of the green… Show more

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“…Detection probability may represent an issue when comparing niche across species [113]. However, intra-species niche comparisons are not supposed to be considerably affected by detection probability when comparing niche metrics of a species across different geographic areas [15] or over time. In fact, in the case of a standardized sampling design, the species habitat-specific detection function is supposed to be constant over time [114], and its effect on niche comparison may be considered negligible.…”
Section: Niche Quantification and Temporal Changesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Detection probability may represent an issue when comparing niche across species [113]. However, intra-species niche comparisons are not supposed to be considerably affected by detection probability when comparing niche metrics of a species across different geographic areas [15] or over time. In fact, in the case of a standardized sampling design, the species habitat-specific detection function is supposed to be constant over time [114], and its effect on niche comparison may be considered negligible.…”
Section: Niche Quantification and Temporal Changesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The quantification of the realized niche of a species [1] (sensu Grinnell [2][3][4][5], hereafter niche) and how it varies across space and time has received increasing attention in ecological Birds 2022, 3 150 studies, with important implications in evolution, biogeography, and conservation [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Many studies have focused on niche evolution in related taxa [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], or on niche quantification of alien species to assess their potential as invaders in non-native ranges [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Germany, however, this trend has not been confirmed for the entire guild, since differences emerged between trends of farmland insectivorous birds and forest insectivorous birds, with the former decreasing and the latter stable [ 22 ]. Moreover, species with narrow niche breadth (i.e., specialist species) may suffer more from human-driven environmental alterations than species with broad niche breadth (i.e., generalist species), resulting in contrasting trends between the two groups [ 40 , 44 ]. Nesting location can influence the breeding success by affecting the exposure of the nest to predation (e.g., birds or mammals, [ 45 ]).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite that the Eurasian Jay has urbanized in central and southern Europe (e.g., [ 79 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 ]), we detected jays only in five surveys. Additionally, Jokimäki and Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki [ 58 ] indicated in their local-level winter study in Rovaniemi, Finland, that Eurasian Jays avoid urban areas.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 63%