Influence of urbanisation on the phenology of evergreen coniferous and deciduous broadleaf trees in Madrid (Spain)

Díaz, Javier Galán; Gutiérrez-Bustillo, A. Montserrat; Rojo, Jesús

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104760

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“…It has been shown that urbanization consistently advances spring phenophases and extends the length of the growing season of vegetation types across Europe [ 50 , 51 ]. In this context, urban green areas might continue offering abundant and predictable feeding resources during the first stages of the breeding season and the migration of many bird species.…”

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Feeding ecology of the common wood pigeon ( Columba palumbus ) in a major European city

Luna,

Pomeda-Gutiérrez,

Galán Díaz

2024

R. Soc. Open Sci.

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Urban configuration and food availability influence birds’ foraging behaviour and constitute key factors for understanding how they exploit cities. Here, we conducted a field survey in the city of Madrid (Spain) from winter 2021 to autumn 2022 to understand how the common wood pigeon ( Columba palumbus ) exploits the food resources provided by urban parks and streets across different seasons. The proportion of observations away from parks increased during winter and spring, and the proportion of observations of wood pigeons eating on the ground was the greatest in summer. The common wood pigeon fed from 45 tree species, 60% of which were exotic ornamental species. Most tree species used as food sources coincided with those widely planted in parks, streets and avenues. The preferred trees varied throughout the year, with a greater incidence of exotic species in winter and spring. Our results show that the diversity of trees available in cities and the use of non-native plants with contrasting phenological patterns compared with the local flora are crucial elements in explaining the successful establishment of the common wood pigeon in the city.

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Feeding ecology of the common wood pigeon ( Columba palumbus ) in a major European city

Luna,

Pomeda-Gutiérrez,

Galán Díaz

2024

R. Soc. Open Sci.

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“…Most studies agree that spring phenophases (i.e., flowering, leaf-out and bud opening) tend to start earlier in highly urbanised areas (Jia et al, 2021;Li et al, 2019;Meng et al, 2020;Ren et al, 2018;Wohlfahrt et al, 2019;Yang et al, 2020). The opposite trendi.e., delay in spring phenophases with urbanisationhas occasionally been reported (Galán Díaz et al, 2023;Zhang et al, 2022), which may indicate that some plant species do not adequately meet their chilling requirements due to rising autumn and winter temperatures (Inouye, 2022;Piao et al, 2023;Yu et al, 2010). Most studies also report delays in autumn phenophases (e.g., leaf senescence) caused by urbanisation (Ren et al, 2018;Wohlfahrt et al, 2019;Yang et al, 2020).…”

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“…For instance, annual plants, early-flowering species and lowergrowing perennials with a higher specific leaf area show the greatest advances in their spring phenophases (Inouye, 2022;Li et al, 2019;Neil and Wu, 2006). In addition, it has been reported that deciduous and evergreen species might show contrasting phenological responses to urbanisation; hence leaf longevity also plays an important role (Galán Díaz et al, 2023;Zhang et al, 2022). On the other hand, regional climate affects the daily and seasonal relationship between urbanisation intensity and land surface temperatures (Sismanidis et al, 2022;Wienert and Kuttler, 2005).…”

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The phenological response of European vegetation to urbanisation is mediated by macrobioclimatic factors

Díaz

Gutiérrez-Bustillo

Rojo

2023

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Plant phenology is a crucial component of ecosystem functioning and is affected by multiple elements of global change; we therefore need to quantify the current phenological changes associated to human activities and understand their impacts on ecosystems. Urbanisation and the intensification of anthropogenic activities alter meteorological conditions and cause phenological changes in urban vegetation worldwide. We used remote sensing data to evaluate the phenological response (start of season date SOS, length of season LOS and end of season date EOS) to urbanisation in the 69 most populated pan-European metropolitan areas (i.e., those that include cities with a population over 450,000 inhabitants) for the period 2002-2021, taking into account the main vegetation types (evergreen forests, deciduous forests, mixed forests, sparse woody vegetation and grasslands). While our findings support previously reported general phenological patterns in response to urbanisation, we found that macrobioclimatic factors strongly determined the strength and direction of the phenological response to urbanisation intensity. In general, SOS advanced and LOS increased with urbanisation intensity across Europe. However, the greatest advances in SOS were registered in metropolitan areas in the Mediterranean region, where there was also more uncertainty in the relationship between SOS and urbanisation. The EOS advanced with urbanisation in metropolitan areas in the Mediterranean macrobioclimate (except for deciduous forests), whereas the opposite trend was observed in metropolitan areas from the Temperate macrobioclimate. Our results suggest that macrobioclimatic constraints operating at the continental scale mediate the relationship between urbanisation intensity and plant phenology.

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Progressive pollen calendar to detect long-term changes in the biological air quality of cities in the Madrid Region, Spain

Cervigón,

Ferencova,

Cascón

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Landscape and Urban Planning

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Influence of urbanisation on the phenology of evergreen coniferous and deciduous broadleaf trees in Madrid (Spain)

Cited by 8 publications

References 46 publications

Feeding ecology of the common wood pigeon ( Columba palumbus ) in a major European city

Feeding ecology of the common wood pigeon ( Columba palumbus ) in a major European city

The phenological response of European vegetation to urbanisation is mediated by macrobioclimatic factors

Progressive pollen calendar to detect long-term changes in the biological air quality of cities in the Madrid Region, Spain

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