Human populations are increasing and becoming predominantly urban. Resulting land
cover changes reduce, perforate, isolate, and degrade bird habitat on local and global …

Though there is a growing appreciation of the importance of research on urban ecosystems,
the question of what constitutes an urban ecosystem remains. Although a human-dominated …

Modernization of urban buildings can decrease the availability of nesting sites in buildings,
leading to sudden decreases in the density of avifauna. In this study, we investigated the use …

Актуальность исследований. Интенсификация хозяйственной Деятельности, широкие
масштабы сведения лесов, рост площадей обрабатываемых земель, создание …

Humans have introduced many non-native plants into urbanizing landscapes. In numerous
cases, the dispersal and establishment of non-native plants are facilitated by birds. We have …

This chapter introduces the occurrence and attributes of wildlife and ecosystems across a
landscape dominated by intensive human settlement. Wildlife biologists working in the …

Long-term research has become increasingly important in predicting ecological changes,
although only a few studies have reported changes in amphibian communities over long …

Mycoses of wild birds are rarely addressed in scientific research. We tested the hypothesis
that urban populations of House Sparrow Passer domesticus, which in many cities showed …

Data collected out of the breeding season suggest that House sparrows (Passer
domesticus) from the urban populations are characterized by a smaller body size and poorer …

The basis of the work was data on changes in avifauna in the years 1984-1994, obtained by
way of a questionnaire of 32 authors from 15 cities in European Russia and 4 in the east of …