Human disturbances and predation on artificial ground nests across an urban gradient

In our study with artificial nests we observed that the absence of ground nesting bird species in the city centre and in residential districts was due to disturbance by humans and domestic animals (dogs and cats) rather than to predation. Furthermore, predation pressure was higher in the outskirts o...

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Main Authors: Bocz, R., Szép, D., Witz, D., Ronczyk, L., Kurucz, K., Purger, J. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2017-03-01
Series:Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
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Online Access:http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC_40-2_pp_153-157-color.pdf