Birds breeding in British gardens: an underestimated population?

Bland, Richard L.; Tully, John C.; Greenwood, Jeremy J. D.

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“…However, a demographic analysis based on Nest Record Scheme and ringrecovery data (Freeman & Crick 2002) suggests that the decline in Britain was caused by a drop in the survival rates of first-year and, subsequently, adult birds rather than chicks (Crick et al 2002b). Bland et al (2004) have shown that suburban gardens in Britain support higher densities of breeding birds than was previously believed. For House Sparrows suburban areas are the most important habitat, supporting almost 35% of the British population at much higher densities than are found in urban or rural areas .…”

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“…That few such studies have so far been conducted perhaps reflects the difficulty of surveying House Sparrows, particularly in suburban environments (Bland et al 2004, Bland 1998Churcher & Lawton 1987, Crick et al 2002b. The only study to analyse sparrow distribution at the scale of individual houses and gardens (Tully 2000(Tully , 2001 found that roofing tile type affected nest-site selection.…”

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Factors influencing the small-scale distribution of House SparrowsPasser domesticusin a suburban environment

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2006

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Factors influencing the small-scale distribution of House SparrowsPasser domesticusin a suburban environment

Wilkinson¹

2006

Bird Study

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“…In developed regions where intensive use of the wider landscape, particularly through agriculture, has resulted in population declines of species, urban areas are becoming increasingly important for sustaining regional abundances. Indeed, substantial proportions of the populations of some previously widespread and common species now occur in urban environments (e.g., Beebee, 1997;Gregory and Baillie, 1998;Mason, 2000;Bland et al, 2004;Peach et al, 2004).…”

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A national scale inventory of resource provision for biodiversity within domestic gardens

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Loram

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Biological Conservation

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Backyard Biodiversity ConservationGreen space Urban planning ABSTRACTThe human population is increasingly disconnected from nature due to urbanisation. To counteract this phenomenon, the UK government has been actively promoting wildlife gardening. However, the extent to which such activities are conducted and the level of resource provision for biodiversity (e.g., food and nesting sites) within domestic gardens remains poorly documented. Here we generate estimates for a selection of key resources provided within gardens at a national scale, using 12 survey datasets gathered across the UK. We estimate that 22.7 million households (87% of homes) have access to a garden. Average garden size is 190 m 2 , extrapolating to a total area of 432,924 ha. Although substantial, this coverage is still an order of magnitude less than that of statutory protected areas.Approximately 12.6 million (48%) households provide supplementary food for birds, 7.4 million of which specifically use bird feeders. Similarly, there are a minimum of 4.7 million nest boxes within gardens. These figures equate to one bird feeder for every nine potentially feeder-using birds in the UK, and at least one nest box for every six breeding pairs of cavity nesting birds. Gardens also contain 2.5-3.5 million ponds and 28.7 million trees, which is just under a quarter of all trees occurring outside woodlands. Ongoing urbanisation, characterised by increased housing densities, is inevitable throughout the UK and elsewhere. The important contribution domestic gardens make to the green space infrastructure in residential areas must be acknowledged, as their reduction will impact biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and the well-being of the human population.

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“…Home gardens' specific relevance for conservation purposes resides in their capacity to represent biodiversity at multiple (Hodgkin, 2001) Improving urban environments for biodiversity will not only be beneficial to human individuals and communities inhabiting those areas, but will also be advantageous for biological conservation. In developed regions where intensive use of the wider landscapes, particularly through agriculture, has resulted in the decline of the population of species, therefore urban areas are becoming increasingly important for sustaining regional abundance (Beebee, 1997;Gregory and Baillie, 1998;Mason, 2000;Bland et al, 2004;Peach et al, 2004).…”

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Konut bahçelerindeki bitki türlerinin değerlendirilmesi: Batum (Acara) kent merkezi örneği

Surat¹,

Yaman²

2017

Turkish Journal of Forestry | Türkiye Ormancılık Dergisi

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The home vegetation features in ur ban landscapes play an important role as indicators of urban biodiversity potential. T hey are also ornamental resources in the context of landscape appreciation for the human environment. T his study gives information about existing plant species that have already been determined and evaluated accordin g to plant characteristics (aesthetic & visual, functional, socio-cultural and ecological) in the gardens of detached houses and housing estates in home areas in the city centre of Batumi. T herefore, this paper provides quantitative information on the distribution of plant species in the urban residential landscape areas of Batumi city (Adjara). T his study covers a total of 100 home gardens. T he home gardens are mainly based on 4 different types which are traditional housing, detached housing, villa, and apartment blocks-housing estates. T he results showed that there were 147 species from 61 different families in these home gardens. T here are more exotic species in residential gardens. Furthermore, the richness of species and diversity are positively related to new urban development areas. However, it was clearly determined that the vegetation structure has a tendency towards ornamental purposes, which is different from detached housing gardens and villa gardens where fruit and other benefiting species are available. Ke ywords: Floral and landscape assessment, Home garden vegetation, Urban biodiversity, Batumi (Adjara) Konut bahçelerindeki bitki türlerinin değerlendirilmesi: Batum (Acara) kent merkezi örneğiÖze t: Konut bahçelerinde kullanılan bitki türleri kent peyzajında belirleyici rol alarak kentin biyoçeşitlilik potansiyelinde öneml i bir yer tutar. Bunun yanında peyzaj kalitesini arttırmak adına dekoratif bir kaynak sağlar. Bu çalışma , Batum kent merkezinde ki mevcut bitki türlerinin estetik, görsel, fonksiyonel, sosyo -kültürel, ve ekolojik değerlerini göz önüne alarak özel konut bahçeleri, siteler ve yerleşim yerlerinde yapılmıştır. Bunun yanında Batum kent merkezindeki konut bahçelerinde kullanılan bitkiler hakkında da nicel bilgiler vermektedir. Çalışma alanında toplam 100 konut bahçesinde araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu konut bahçeleri yerel evler, özel konutlar, villalar ve apartman bahçelerinde olmak üzere 4 farklı konut tipi kategorisinde ele alınmıştır. A raştırma yapılan konut bahçelerinde 61 farklı familyaya ait 147 bitki türüne rastlanmıştır. Araştırma yapılan konut bahçelerinde, oldukça fazla egzotik bitki türüne rastlanılmıştır. Özellikle tür çeşitliliğinin fazlalığı ve farklılığı yeni yerleşim yerlerinde daha çok göze çarpmaktadır. Bunun dışında, çalışmada net olarak görülmektedir ki yerleşim merkezindeki süs bitkilerinin kullanımı villa ve özel konutlarda yerini yer yer meyve ve diğer fayda getiren türlere bırakmaktadır.

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Birds breeding in British gardens: an underestimated population?

Cited by 66 publications

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Factors influencing the small-scale distribution of House SparrowsPasser domesticusin a suburban environment

Factors influencing the small-scale distribution of House SparrowsPasser domesticusin a suburban environment

A national scale inventory of resource provision for biodiversity within domestic gardens

Konut bahçelerindeki bitki türlerinin değerlendirilmesi: Batum (Acara) kent merkezi örneği

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