Impact of Urbanisation Intensity on Bird Diversity in River Wetlands around Chaohu Lake, China

Urbanisation is known to result in ‘urban stream syndrome’, which poses a huge threat to the river health. Birds, which are an important part of the river ecosystem, are sensitive to environmental changes in the basin. The ratio of the impervious surface area is a macroscopic indicator of urbanisati...

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Main Authors: Qingru Xu, Lizhi Zhou, Shanshan Xia, Jian Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/4/473