Relationship between species composition and area in breeding birds of urban woods in Seoul, Korea

Park, Chan‐Ryul; Lee, Woo-Shin

doi:10.1016/s0169-2046(00)00094-3

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“…This result is similar to what has been reported for other parks worldwide (Jokimäki, 1999;Natuhara and Imai, 1999;Fernández-Juricic, 2000b;Park and Lee, 2000;Cornelis and Hermis, 2004;Platt and Lill, 2006;Murgui, 2007), supporting the notion that urban parks may be interpreted as "island habitats" and, therefore, that their richness is determined by a balance between species immigration and extinction, 2 parameters that depend on the distance to the species sources and to the isolated area, respectively (McArthur and Wilson, 1967). In general, large areas tend to have greater heterogeneity and hence larger potential niche diversity (Martin et al, 1995).…”

Section: Species Richnesssupporting

confidence: 92%

Birds and small urban parks: a study in a high plateau city

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2014

Turk J Zool

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A manganese(II) complex of 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR, and UV-vis spectroscopy. The activity of the complex was tested for oxidation of benzyl alcohols using t -BuOOH as an oxidant in organic solvents and in an organic/water biphasic system (hexane/H 2 O, toluene/H 2 O). The effect of solvent, temperature, oxidant, and some additives (KBr, N(C 4 H 9) Br, and N-bromosuccinimide) on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol is reported. The results show that benzyl alcohol was selectively converted to benzaldehyde in 71.9% yield within 4 h in acetonitrile. Control experiments performed without catalyst and the corresponding metal salt as catalyst produced no benzaldehyde in the reaction mixture. Mild reaction conditions, high yields of the products, short reaction time, no further oxidation to the corresponding carboxylic acids, high selectivity, and inexpensive reagents make this catalytic system a useful oxidation method for benzyl alcohol.

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Section: Species Richnesssupporting

confidence: 92%

Birds and small urban parks: a study in a high plateau city

Peris

Montelongo²

2014

Turk J Zool

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“…Urbanization is arguably the most damaging, persistent and rapid form of anthropogenic pressure on animals (Morneau et al 1999;Park and Lee 2000;Marzluff 2001;Porter et al 2001;Clergeau et al 2006;Shochat et al 2006). The loss of vegetation from urban environments in particular threatens the survival of bird species that rely on vegetation for food and shelter.…”

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Variation in baseline corticosterone levels of Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) populations along an urban gradient in Beijing, China

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Rapid urbanization is a major anthropogenic pressure on bird species that rely on vegetation for food and shelter. Since the baseline corticosterone concentration (BCC) in some bird species has been found to increase slightly in response to environmental challenges, we hypothesized that urbanization could also induce an increase in BCC. To test this hypothesis, we compared the BCC of Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) populations in five urban and two rural habitats and analyzed the relationship between BCC and the degree of urbanization. Here, we show that the BCCs of Tree Sparrow populations were strongly and positively correlated with the degree of urbanization of the habitat. Average BCC of Tree Sparrows from high-rise residential areas and a university campus were significantly higher than those from rural areas, suggesting that Tree Sparrows living in highly urbanized areas have greater environmental challenges than those in rural areas. However, the average BCC of birds from an urban park was not significantly different to that of birds at rural sites and also differed significantly from that of birds at two of the other urban sites. These results suggest that urbanization could pose environmental challenges for Tree Sparrows, a species that appears relatively well-adapted to human-modified environments. The marked variation in BCC between different urban sites indicates that conclusions drawn from data collected at single sites must be interpreted with caution.

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“…Morneau et al, 1999;Park and Lee, 2000;Savard et al, 2000;Cooper, 2002). While some studies on urban bird ecology in Australian cities have been undertaken (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%