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- Title
THE OASIS EFFECT: RESPONSE OF BIRDS TO EXURBAN DEVELOPMENT IN A SOUTHWESTERN SAVANNA.
- Authors
Bock, Carl E.; Jones, Zach F.; Bock, Jane H.
- Abstract
The article examines the response of birds to exurban development in a southwestern savanna. Birds in grasslands and savannas in southeastern Arizona that were grazed by livestock were counted. The richness of species and the abundance of bird were higher in exurban neighborhoods than in landscapes that are undeveloped and independent of livestock grazing. The response to exurban development was evident among doves, quail, hummingbirds, aerial insectivores, and some ground-foraging sparrows. Livestock grazing effects were minor and mostly involved birds with requirements for tall ground cover of the lack of it. The results of the study suggest that the influence of exurban development on the abundance of birds and variety was greatest at the lowest housing densities.
- Subjects
ARIZONA; BIRD behavior; BIRD ecology; GRASSLAND animals; EXURBAN regions; GRASSLANDS; GRAZING; COLUMBIDAE; HUMMINGBIRDS
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 5, p1093
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/07-1689.1