Insurance for the future? Potential avian community resilience in cities across Europe

• Published in: Climatic Change
• Main Authors: Morelli, Federico, Benedetti, Yanina, Ibáñez-Álamo, Juan Diego, Tryjanowski, Piotr, Jokimäki, Jukka, Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki, Marja-Liisa, Pérez-Contreras, Tomás, Sprau, Philipp, Suhonen, Jukka, Yosef, Reuven, Díaz, Mario, Møller, Anders Pape
• Other Authors: Czech Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Biotic homogenization; Bird diversity; Conservation; Functional evenness; Urbanization; Community resilience; Arctic; Rovaniemi; Toledo; Climate change
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/232907; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02583-7

Urbanization is affecting avian biodiversity across the planet and potentially increasing species vulnerability to climate change. Identifying the resilience of urban bird communities to climate change is critical for making conservation decisions. This study explores the pattern in bird communities...