Urban Bird Feeding: Connecting People with Nature.

At a time of unprecedented biodiversity loss, researchers are increasingly recognizing the broad range of benefits provided to humankind by nature. However, as people live more urbanized lifestyles there is a progressive disengagement with the natural world that diminishes these benefits and discour...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Daniel T C Cox, Kevin J Gaston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4948881?pdf=render

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