Temporal Variation of Ecological Factors Affecting Bird Species Richness in Urban and Peri-Urban Forests in a Changing Environment: A Case Study from Milan (Northern Italy)

Urban and peri-urban forests determine different habitat services for biodiversity according to their characteristics. In this study, we relate ecological characteristics of urban and peri-urban forests to forest bird species richness and we assess whether their effect changed over time due to the u...

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Main Authors: Claudia Canedoli, Valerio Orioli, Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Luciano Bani, Olivia Dondina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/12/507