Having our yards and sharing them too: The collective effects of yards on native bird species in an urban landscape

Ecological Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2132-2143

  Belaire, J Amy ^a,c   Whelan, Christopher J ^b   Minor, Emily S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdfeeders; Chicago; Domestic cats; Residential landscapes; Urban bird; Urban ecology; Wildlife friendly gardening; Yard management

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; BIRD; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84919400254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-2259.1     Document Type: Article

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