Avian Ecology in Latin American Cityscapes

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: MacGregor-Fors, Ian (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Escobar-Ibáñez, Juan F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Life Sciences.; Urban Ecology.; Animal Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

This book gathers a representative sample of the relevant knowledge related to the ecology, behavior, and conservation of birds in urban Latin America. Latin America is one of the most biodiverse regions of the world, yet it is still understudied. Although it concentrates most of its population in r...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Birds from urban Latin America, where economic inequality and urbanization meet biodiversity
• 2  What’s new? An updated review of avian ecology in urban Latin America
• 3 Who is who in the city? Bird species richness and composition in urban Latin America
• 4 Flocking the city: Demography and population dynamics in urban Latin America
• 5 ‘Green’ or ‘gray’? Infrastructure and bird ecology in urban Latin America
• 6 Stay or leave? Avian behavioral responses to urbanization in Latin America
• 7 Warning! Urban threats for birds in Latin America
• 8 Urban conservation: Towards bird-friendly cities in Latin America
• 9 Concluding remarks: Current knowledge and future directions.