Effects of bird community dynamics on the seasonal distribution of cultural ecosystem services

Graves, Rose A.; Pearson, Scott M.; Turner, Monica G.

doi:10.1007/s13280-018-1068-1

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“…Moreover, although little explored, the seasonal variation of vegetation and animal activity may have an aesthetic value and support ecosystem services (Dronova, 2017). For instance, Graves, Pearson & Turner (2018) found that the type of cultural ecosystem services, such as birdwatching, varied spatio-temporally along an urbanization gradient, because resident and migrant species had different responses to land covers. From a point of view of urban design, it is a paradox that urban habitats that we ignore, such as vacant lots, are more related to the particular natural processes of the region in which the city is located than those places designed in a formal way with particular proportions of lawn, shrubs and trees (Hough, 1994; Kwok, 2018).…”

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Urbanization, environmental stabilization and temporal persistence of bird species: a view from Latin America

Leveau

2018

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Background A scarcely studied consequence of urbanization is the effect of temporal stabilization of the environment on bird communities. This alteration is thought to dampen environmental variations between day and night, seasons and years, promoting a temporal persistence of bird composition in urban areas. The aim of this study was to review current evidence of temporal stabilization of biotic and abiotic factors in urban environments and the potential effects of such stabilization on temporal variation of bird species presence at different temporal scales. Methods I selected the literature by searching published articles and book chapters using Scopus and Google scholar. I only included articles that compared the temporal variation of bird composition or resources between different levels of urbanization. Results In general, there is evidence of temporal stabilization of abiotic and biotic factors at the three time scales considered. At the diurnal scale, the main factor considered was artificial light in the context of light pollution. At the seasonal and interannual scales, several case studies found a smaller temporal variation of primary productivity in urban than in natural and rural areas. Bird species composition showed more stabilization in urban environments at the three temporal scales: (1) several case studies reported bird activity at night, associated with artificial light; (2) studies in urban parks and along urbanization gradients showed smaller seasonal variation of bird composition in the more urbanized areas; and (3) in general, case studies along urbanization gradients showed smaller interannual variation of bird composition in the more urbanized areas, although some studies showed no relationships or opposite trends than expected. Discussion The published evidence suggests that urban areas dampen the natural cycles at several temporal scales. The stabilization of biotic and abiotic factors, such as light, temperature, food and habitat structure, is desynchronized from natural diurnal, seasonal and interannual cycles. However, there is a dearth of long-term comparisons of bird composition and studies that simultaneously analyze the relationship between resources and bird composition stabilization at the seasonal and interannual scales. More research is needed in the Southern hemisphere, where there is a lack of studies dealing with the seasonal and interannual variations of primary productivity along urbanization gradients and nocturnal activity of bird species. A future research agenda should include differentiation of spatial and temporal homogenization of avifaunas.

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Urbanization, environmental stabilization and temporal persistence of bird species: a view from Latin America

Leveau

2018

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“…Moreover, although little explored, the seasonal variation of vegetation and animal activity may have an aesthetic value and support ecosystem services (Dronova, 2017). For instance, Graves et al (2018) found that the type of cultural ecosystem services, such as birdwatching, varied spatio-temporally along an urbanization gradient, because resident and migrant species had different responses to land covers. From a point of view of urban design, it is a paradox that urban habitats that we ignore, such as vacant lots, are more related to the particular natural processes of the region in which the city is located than those places designed in a formal way with particular proportions of lawn, shrubs and trees (Hough, 1994;Kwok, 2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2018

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Background. A scarcely studied consequence of urbanization is the effect of temporal stabilization of the environment on bird communities. This alteration is thought to dampen environmental variations between day and night, seasons and years, promoting a temporal persistence of bird composition in urban areas. The aim of this study was to review current evidence of temporal stabilization of biotic and abiotic factors in urban environments and the potential effects of such stabilization on temporal variation of bird species presence at different temporal scales. Methods. I selected the literature by searching published articles and book chapters using Scopus and Google scholar. I only included articles that compared the temporal variation of bird composition or resources between different levels of urbanization. Results. In general, there is evidence of temporal stabilization of abiotic and biotic factors at the three time scales considered. At the diurnal scale, the main factor considered was artificial light in the context of light pollution. At the seasonal and interannual scales, several case studies found a smaller temporal variation of primary productivity in urban than in natural and rural areas. Bird species composition showed more stabilization in urban environments at the three temporal scales: 1) several case studies reported bird activity at night, associated with artificial light; 2) studies in urban parks and along urbanization gradients showed smaller seasonal variation of bird composition in the more urbanized areas; and 3) in general, case studies along urbanization gradients showed smaller interannual variation of bird composition in the more urbanized areas, although some studies showed no relationships or opposite trends than expected. Discussion. The published evidence suggests that urban areas dampen the natural cycles at several temporal scales. The stabilization of biotic and abiotic factors, such as light, temperature, food and habitat structure, is desynchronized from natural diurnal, seasonal and interannual cycles. However, there is a dearth of long-term comparisons of bird composition and studies that simultaneously analyze the relationship between resources

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“…Higher elevation has been correlated with low species richness (Graves et al 2019). In addition, elevation might impede the eld of view of birders, negatively affecting their birding experience.…”

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“…We used the cultural service of bird-watching as an accessible case study from which to explore how multi-level and multi-scale interactions are related to ecosystem service production. The distributions of birds vary in geographic space, and the bene ts associated with birdwatching are well-established and globally pervasive (Graves et al 2019;Sekercioglu 2002;Whelan et al 2015). Bird-watching by its nature appears to focus on the level of individual organisms of different species.…”

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The influence of landscape context on the production of cultural ecosystem services

Zoeller

Gurney

Cumming

2021

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Context: Recent efforts to apply sustainability concepts to entire landscapes have seen increasing interest in approaches that connect socioeconomic and biophysical aspects of landscape change. Evaluating these connections through a cultural ecosystem services lens clarifies how different spatiotemporal scales and levels of organisation influence the production of cultural benefits. Currently, however, the effects of multi-level and multi-scale ecological variation on the production of cultural benefits have not yet been disentangled.Objectives: To quantify the amount of variation in cultural ecosystem service provision by birds to birders that is due to landscape-level attributes.Methods: We used data from 293 birding routes and 101 different birders in South African National Parks to explore the general relationships between birder responses to bird species and environmental conditions, bird-related observations, the biophysical attributes of the landscape and their effect on bird-related cultural benefits.Results: Biophysical attributes (particularly biome, vegetation type, and variance in elevation) significantly increased the percentage of variance explained in birder benefits from 57–65%, demonstrating that birder benefits are derived from multi-level (birds to ecosystems) and multi-scale (site to landscape) social and ecological interactions.Conclusions: Landscape attributes influence people’s perceptions of cultural ecosystem service provision by individual species. Recognition of the complex, localised and inextricable linkage of cultural ecosystem services to biophysical attributes can improve our understanding of the landscape characteristics that affect the supply and demand of cultural ecosystem services.

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Effects of bird community dynamics on the seasonal distribution of cultural ecosystem services

Cited by 21 publications

References 56 publications

Urbanization, environmental stabilization and temporal persistence of bird species: a view from Latin America

Urbanization, environmental stabilization and temporal persistence of bird species: a view from Latin America

Peer Review #1 of "Urbanization, environmental stabilization and temporal persistence of bird species: a view from Latin America (v0.1)"

The influence of landscape context on the production of cultural ecosystem services

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