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Noise and tree species richness modulate the bird community inhabiting small public urban green spaces of a Neotropical city

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Author(s):
da Silva, Beatriz Ferreira [1] ; Pena, Joao Carlos [2] ; Viana-Junior, Arleu Barbosa [3] ; Vergne, Matheus [4] ; Pizo, Marco Aurelio [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Biodivers, Lab Ecol Ayes LECAVE, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Spatial Ecol & Conservat Lab LEEC, Dept Biodivers, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[3] Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Coordenacao Zool, Programa Posgrad Biodiversidade & Evolucao, Lab Ecol Insetos, Belem, Para - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Biodivers, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: URBAN ECOSYSTEMS; v. 24, n. 1 JUN 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Small public urban green spaces (SPUGS) are important for human life-quality and for maintenance of biodiversity within urban landscapes. However, little is known about how local characteristics and spatial location are related to biodiversity inhabiting SPUGS in tropical cities. In this study, we aimed at assess how noise, vegetation aspects (local characteristics), distance from a major habitat patch and from water (spatial location) are related to the bird community (species composition, species richness, total abundance and feeding guilds) inhabiting SPUGS in a medium-sized Neotropical city (Rio Claro, Brazil). We expected local characteristics to be the most important variables influencing the bird community. Bird observations were conducted in 28 SPUGS (< 1 ha) and we used generalized linear models and a multi-model inference to assess the relationships between SPUGS' attributes and the bird community. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance was used to assess which SPUGS characteristics modulate species composition. We made 1,808 records of 75 bird species distributed in 26 families. Noise was negatively related to bird species richness, total abundance, and abundance of granivorous species. On the other hand, tree species richness presented positive relationships with bird species richness and total abundance. Noise and tree species richness also were responsible for modulating the composition of species inhabiting SPUGS. Therefore, we demonstrated that local characteristics modulate birds inhabiting SPUGS; while noise is a strong limiting factor for birds inhabiting these small green spaces, increasing tree species richness can enhance SPUGS' ability in harboring a diverse bird community. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/22215-2 - Ecological approaches to assess the effects of urbanization on birds and ecological processes
Grantee:João Carlos de Castro Pena
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 18/00107-3 - A continental scale assessment of predation risk on insect prey in urban landscapes: a collaborative research network
Grantee:João Carlos de Castro Pena
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 17/26145-6 - Influence of vegetation structure on the bird communities in urban parks
Grantee:Beatriz Ferreira da Silva
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation