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Title:Green space area and type affect bird communities in a South-eastern European city
Authors:ID De Groot, Maarten (Author)
ID Flajšman, Katarina (Author)
ID Mihelič, Tomaž (Author)
ID Vilhar, Urša (Author)
ID Simončič, Primož (Author)
ID Verlič, Andrej (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo SciVie - Slovenian Forestry Institute
Abstract:Urbanization decreases the species richness and results in the homogenization of bird communities. Bird species are important indicator species for biodiversity and reflect the habitat quality of urban forests and other green spaces. In this study we investigated the key drivers that influence bird communities in urban forests and green spaces in the Southeastern European city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. We were interested in how the number of species, species dissimilarity and indicator species are affected by the type of green space (urban forest vs park), area of green space and type of urbanization (urban vs peri-urban areas). We sampled birds twice in 2012 in 39 standardized point counts across Ljubljana. We found that the abundance was influenced by the area of the green space. Species dissimilarity and species turnover are affected by the area and type of green space. Interestingly, the analysis showed that the species composition of peri-urban areas was similar to that of urban areas. Indicator species were found for all environmental variables. On the basis of the results, we suggest the strategy that would increase the diversity of birds and increase the stability of their populations in urban areas. Urban planners should encourage 1) both forests and parks since they harbour different species of birds, 2) larger green spaces since larger areas have species that are more typical of larger areas and 3) a mosaic of a larger number of smaller forest remnants combined with larger forest complex serving as source areas.
Keywords:urban forest, bird species composition, forest remnant, urbanization, peri-urban forest, bird monitoring, species richness
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Author Accepted Manuscript
Year of publishing:2021
Number of pages:8 str.
Numbering:Vol 63, article 127212
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-14124 New window
UDC:630*92+630*14(497.4Ljubljana)(045)=111
ISSN on article:1610-8167
DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127212 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:66919427 New window
Note:Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 14. 6. 2021;
Publication date in DiRROS:14.06.2021
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DE GROOT, Maarten, FLAJŠMAN, Katarina, MIHELIČ, Tomaž, VILHAR, Urša, SIMONČIČ, Primož and VERLIČ, Andrej, 2021, Green space area and type affect bird communities in a South-eastern European city. Urban forestry & urban greening [online]. 2021. Vol. Vol 63, no. 127212. [Accessed 1 April 2025]. DOI 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127212. Retrieved from: https://dirros.openscience.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=14124
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Title:Urban forestry & urban greening
Shortened title:Urban for. urban green.
Publisher:Urban u. Fischer.
ISSN:1610-8167
COBISS.SI-ID:5609894 New window

Document is financed by a project

Funder:ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
Project number:P4-0107
Name:Gozdna biologija, ekologija in tehnologija

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License:CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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Licensing start date:12.06.2021
Applies to:Postprint (Version of Record 12 June 2021.)

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Keywords:urbani gozdovi, price, Ljubljana, zelene površine


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