Long-term avian community response to housing development at the boundary of US protected areas: Effect size increases with time

Eric M. Wood; Anna M. Pidgeon; Volker C. Radeloff; David P. Helmers; Patrick D. Culbert; Nicholas S. Keuler; Curtis H. Flather

doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12492

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Long-term avian community response to housing development at the boundary of US protected areas: Effect size increases with time

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Authors:

Eric M. Wood, Anna M. Pidgeon, Volker C. Radeloff, David P. Helmers, Patrick D. Culbert, Nicholas S. Keuler, Curtis H. Flather

Year:

2015

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12492

Source:

Journal of Applied Ecology. 52: 1227-1236.

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Abstract

1. Biodiversity conservation is a primary function of protected areas. However, protected areas also attract people, and therefore, land use has intensified at the boundaries of these lands globally. In the USA, since the 1970s, housing growth at the boundaries (

Keywords

avian abundance, avian richness, Breeding Bird Survey, inholding, private land, public land, species of greatest conservation need, synanthrope

Citation

Wood, Eric M.; Pidgeon, Anna M.; Radeloff, Volker C.; Helmers, David P.; Culbert, Patrick D.; Keuler, Nicholas S.; Flather, Curtis H. 2015. Long-term avian community response to housing development at the boundary of US protected areas: Effect size increases with time. Journal of Applied Ecology. 52: 1227-1236.