Linking foraging decisions to residential yard bird composition.

Urban bird communities have higher densities but lower diversity compared with wildlands. However, recent studies show that residential urban yards with native plantings have higher native bird diversity compared with yards with exotic vegetation. Here we tested whether landscape designs also affect...

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Main Authors: Susannah B Lerman, Paige S Warren, Hilary Gan, Eyal Shochat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3425485?pdf=render