Temporal Relationships of Breeding Landbirds and Productivity on a Working Landscape

Wild, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(1), P. 4 - 4

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is a measurement of landscape “greenness” and used as proxy for productivity to assess species distributions habitats. Seasonal levels have been strongly related avian population dynamics, suggesting dependence upon biomass production completing annual life cycle events. breeding season critical component the that involves higher nutritional requirements feed young, avoiding predators, attracting mates. Our objective was determine how NDVI affects abundance richness across seasons with varied rainfall in South Texas, USA. Breeding bird point-count surveys were conducted, MODIS Terra data collected. We observed both positive negative effects between May June abundance, richness, depending year (i.e., wet or average rainfall) values months prior April) during peak (May), no significant effect June, may be most influential. This information can aid land management recommendations better predict environmental changes like affect dynamics on wildlife domestic animals.

Language: Английский

The Impact of Urbanization on Avian Communities During the Breeding Season in the Huanghuai Plain of China

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT The noise pollution, habitat loss, and human disturbance caused by urbanization have damaged bird communities. Research on the relationship between birds has predominantly focused highly urbanized areas, with relatively few studies in underdeveloped areas. Here, we conducted surveys along urban–rural continuum utilizing 150 line transects within a 51,385 km 2 area from June to August 2022 2023, aiming explore impact of species diversity functional traits during breeding season Huanghuai Plain China. We found significant differences among three habitats (i.e., urban, suburban, rural). Additionally, measure combining several aspects (the urban synthetic index) had negative correlations richness Shannon‐Wiener index, while it no correlation traits. then assessed that environmental noise, distance county center, proportion building 250‐m radius were critical factors affecting diversity, as well center best predictors for composition proportions diets nest types similar across rural habitats. Our study highlights importance index protecting Plain. research findings filled gap regarding avian communities based continuum.

Language: Английский

Rewilding Landscape Creation in Country Parks Based on Wilderness Thinking—Taking Shanghai Heqing Country Park as an Example

Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 2254 - 2254

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

In recent years, rapid urbanization in China has driven cities to expand uncontrollably into surrounding rural areas. Within the global context of ecological restoration, protecting and rehabilitating natural spaces have become key issues landscape design. The concept rewilding, rooted wilderness philosophy, gained significant attention. This article explores background, significance, theoretical foundations rewilding urban using woodland area Heqing Country Park Shanghai as a case study. It examines feasibility, methods, strategies for implementing settings, considering both human-influenced activities, with focus on minimizing human intervention. approach enhances biodiversity, promotes sustainable development ecosystems, helps park maintain its character despite tourist appeal. Four years after project’s implementation, research data show that richness native plant species, diversity bird insect populations exceeded those previously maintained forest. Moreover, landscapes supported succession habitat communities, leading stable revitalized ecosystem. improvements visitor experiences been highly positive. reconstruction strategy developed this project is expected inform future initiatives, such country parks, promoting harmonious environments serving model creating ecosystems where can coexist sustainably.

Language: Английский