Urban noise and surrounding city morphology influence green space occupancy by native birds in a Mediterranean-type South American metropolis.

ABSTRACT: Urban green spaces provide natural habitat for birds in urban landscapes, yet the effects of noise and surrounding urban morphology on bird community structure and distribution are not well understood in Latin America, the second most urbanized region in the world. Santiago of Chile is the single city belonging to the Mediterranean ecosystem in South America and is subject to extensive urbanization as seen throughout Latin America. We examined the role of 65 urban green spaces-6 large urban parks (PAR) and 59 small green spaces (SGS)-in harboring native birds during winter 2019, analyzing the quality of green areas in terms of vegetation (i.e. NDVI, native vegetation, and tree cover), exotic bird species, noise levels, and surrounding urban morphology (i.e. building height and cover). Sign

SUBMITTER: Arevalo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature