Rural–urban gradient and land use in a millenary metropolis: how urbanization affects avian functional groups and the role of old villas in bird assemblage patterning
Urbanization generally leads to a complex environmental gradient, ranging from almost undisturbed natural areas to highly modified urban landscapes. Here we analyse the effects of a rural–urban gradient on breeding bird communities and functional species groups in remnant natural and semi-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Web Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://www.web-ecol.net/13/49/2013/we-13-49-2013.pdf |