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Reconciling humans and birds when designing ecological corridors and parks within urban landscapes

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Author(s):
Graviola, Gabriela Rosa ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; Pena, Joao Carlos
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: AMBIO; v. 51, n. 1, p. 16-pg., 2021-04-06.
Abstract

Considering the necessity of interdisciplinary approaches for planning and managing the expansion of urban landscapes worldwide, this study aimed to (1) assess landscape permeability for birds and people inhabiting a Neotropical city and (2) propose priority streets and areas for the implementation of a green infrastructure project that could benefit both. To reach these goals, we generated resistance surfaces using expert knowledge to simulate multiple least-cost corridors (MLCC) between parks and green spaces within an urban landscape for people and seven bird species. We compared the solutions using a corridors' spatial agreement analysis, which allow us to identify the overlap between modeled corridors for all organisms or functional groups of interest. We also identified the streets most selected by the simulated MLCC and then identified a green space which is a convergence point of corridors modeled for both people and bird species. Finally, we suggested priority streets for planting trees and proposed interventions to turn the green space into a multifunctional park, conciliating social and ecological perspectives. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 20/01779-5 - Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: agroecosystem effects on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 16/21071-1 - Ecological corridors as a tool for planning urban forests
Grantee:Gabriela Rosa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
FAPESP's process: 13/50421-2 - New sampling methods and statistical tools for biodiversity research: integrating animal movement ecology with population and community ecology
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
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: 19/07534-7 - Assessing urbanization influences on functional connectivity and color patterns of neotropical birds
Grantee:Gabriela Rosa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
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: 18/06773-5 - Influences of landscape configuration, noise and vegetation structure on birds in a neotropical city
Grantee:Gabriela Rosa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master