Effects of light and noise pollution on avian communities of European cities are correlated with the species’ diet

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F23%3A10468212" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/23:10468212 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41330/23:97536 RIV/61989592:15310/23:73622500

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=a.FVM00KLV" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=a.FVM00KLV</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31337-w" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-023-31337-w</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effects of light and noise pollution on avian communities of European cities are correlated with the species’ diet

Original language description

Urbanization affects avian community composition in European cities, increasing biotic homogenization. Anthropic pollution (such as light at night and noise) is among the most important drivers shaping bird use in urban areas, where bird species are mainly attracted by urban greenery. In this study, we collected data on 127 breeding bird species at 1349 point counts distributed along a gradient of urbanization in fourteen different European cities. The main aim was to explore the effects of anthropic pollution and city characteristics, on shaping the avian communities, regarding species&apos; diet composition. The green cover of urban areas increased the number of insectivorous and omnivorous bird species, while slightly decreasing the overall diet heterogeneity of the avian communities. The green heterogeneity - a measure of evenness considering the relative coverage of grass, shrubs and trees - was positively correlated with the richness of granivorous, insectivorous, and omnivorous species, increasing the level of diet heterogeneity in the assemblages. Additionally, the effects of light pollution on avian communities were associated with the species&apos; diet. Overall, light pollution negatively affected insectivorous and omnivorous bird species while not affecting granivorous species. The noise pollution, in contrast, was not significantly associated with changes in species assemblages. Our results offer some tips to urban planners, managers, and ecologists, in the challenge of producing more eco-friendly cities for the future.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA18-16738S" target="_blank" >GA18-16738S: Effects of urbanization on multilevel avian diversity: linking bird community metrics to pollution level, vegetation and building density</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

2045-2322

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

4361

UT code for WoS article

000984357200026

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85150792038