Urbanization Drives a Reduction in Functional Diversity in a Guild of Nectar-feeding Birds
Urbanization is a widespread and rapidly growing threat to biodiversity, therefore we need a predictive understanding of its effects on species and ecosystem processes. In this paper we study the impact of urbanization on a guild of nectar-feeding birds in a biodiversity hotspot at the Cape of Afric...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2012-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss2/art27/ |