Urban birds ‘stressed by human activity’
Even species considered “tolerant” of human activity might be adversely impacted by human disturbances, according to a new study from scientists at Boise State University. They found that American...
View ArticleCity birds ‘cope better in cold’ than those in woodland
Urban breeding birds fared better than their woodland counterparts during 2012′s cold, wet weather for the first time in 10 years, a study has found. Blue and great tits in a woodland area were...
View ArticleUrban birds cope better with bad weather
The cold, wet winter of 2012 made woodland Blue and Great Tits struggle, but their town-dwelling counterparts had a better breeding season afterwards, a new study shows. Research by scientists at...
View ArticleGlobal survey of urban birds and plants find more diversity than expected
The largest analysis to date of the effect of urbanization on bird and plant species diversity worldwide confirms that while human influences such as land cover are more important drivers of species...
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