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1. BEYOND THE GRADIENT: INSIGHTS FROM NEW WORK IN THE AVIAN ECOLOGY OF URBANIZING LANDS

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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. CONTRIBUTORS ix
  4. PREFACE xiii
  5. 1. BEYOND THE GRADIENT: INSIGHTS FROM NEW WORK IN THE AVIAN ECOLOGY OF URBANIZING LANDS 1
  6. PART ONE. Mechanisms and Urban-Rural Gradients
  7. 2. Using Gradient Analysis to Uncover Pattern and Process in Urban Bird Communities 9
  8. 3. FROM FORES TS TO CITIES: EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION ON TROPICAL BIRDS 33
  9. 4. DOES NEST PREDATION SHAPE URBAN BIRD COMMUNITIES 49
  10. 5. Evaluating Factors That Influence Avian Community Response to Urbanization 71
  11. 6. Impacts of Seasonal Small-scale Urbanization on Nest Predation and Bird Assemblages at Tourist Destinations 93
  12. PART TWO. Citizen Science and Demography of Urban Birds
  13. 7. The Use of Citizen Volunteers in Urban Bird Research 113
  14. 8. Painted Bunting Conservation: TRADITIONAL MONITORING MEETS CITIZEN SCIENCE 125
  15. 9. A New Approach to Urban Bird Monitoring: THE TUCSON BIRD COUNT 139
  16. 10. Distribution and Habitat of Greater Roadrunners in Urban and Suburban Arizona 155
  17. 11. Edges, Trails, and Reproductive Performance of Spotted Towhees in Urban Greenspaces 167
  18. 12. Post-fledging Mobility in an Urban Landscape 183
  19. PART THREE. Human-Avian Interactions and Planning
  20. 13. Avian Conservation in Urban Environments: What do ecologists bring to the table? 201
  21. 14. How Biologists Can Involve Developers, Planners, and Policymakers in Urban Avian Conservation 215
  22. 15. Predicting Avian Community Responses to Increasing Urbanization 223
  23. 16. Interactions between People and Birds in Urban Landscapes 249
  24. 17. Who Feeds the Birds?: A COMPARISON ACROSS REGIONS 267
  25. PART FOUR. Future Directions
  26. 18. Urban Evolutionary Ecology 287
  27. SPECIAL TOPIC A. Does Habitat Heterogeneity Affect Bird Community Structure in Urban Parks? 309
  28. SPECIAL TOPIC B. Home Range and Habitat Use of Cooper’s Hawks in Urban and Natural Areas 325
Urban Bird Ecology and Conservation
This chapter is in the book Urban Bird Ecology and Conservation
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520953895-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. CONTRIBUTORS ix
  4. PREFACE xiii
  5. 1. BEYOND THE GRADIENT: INSIGHTS FROM NEW WORK IN THE AVIAN ECOLOGY OF URBANIZING LANDS 1
  6. PART ONE. Mechanisms and Urban-Rural Gradients
  7. 2. Using Gradient Analysis to Uncover Pattern and Process in Urban Bird Communities 9
  8. 3. FROM FORES TS TO CITIES: EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION ON TROPICAL BIRDS 33
  9. 4. DOES NEST PREDATION SHAPE URBAN BIRD COMMUNITIES 49
  10. 5. Evaluating Factors That Influence Avian Community Response to Urbanization 71
  11. 6. Impacts of Seasonal Small-scale Urbanization on Nest Predation and Bird Assemblages at Tourist Destinations 93
  12. PART TWO. Citizen Science and Demography of Urban Birds
  13. 7. The Use of Citizen Volunteers in Urban Bird Research 113
  14. 8. Painted Bunting Conservation: TRADITIONAL MONITORING MEETS CITIZEN SCIENCE 125
  15. 9. A New Approach to Urban Bird Monitoring: THE TUCSON BIRD COUNT 139
  16. 10. Distribution and Habitat of Greater Roadrunners in Urban and Suburban Arizona 155
  17. 11. Edges, Trails, and Reproductive Performance of Spotted Towhees in Urban Greenspaces 167
  18. 12. Post-fledging Mobility in an Urban Landscape 183
  19. PART THREE. Human-Avian Interactions and Planning
  20. 13. Avian Conservation in Urban Environments: What do ecologists bring to the table? 201
  21. 14. How Biologists Can Involve Developers, Planners, and Policymakers in Urban Avian Conservation 215
  22. 15. Predicting Avian Community Responses to Increasing Urbanization 223
  23. 16. Interactions between People and Birds in Urban Landscapes 249
  24. 17. Who Feeds the Birds?: A COMPARISON ACROSS REGIONS 267
  25. PART FOUR. Future Directions
  26. 18. Urban Evolutionary Ecology 287
  27. SPECIAL TOPIC A. Does Habitat Heterogeneity Affect Bird Community Structure in Urban Parks? 309
  28. SPECIAL TOPIC B. Home Range and Habitat Use of Cooper’s Hawks in Urban and Natural Areas 325
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