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This book is a collection of papers highlighting ways in which Raptors have successfully adapted to man-made landscapes and structures. The coverage of Raptors in Human Landscapes is broad, ranging from the impact of human activity on country-wide scales to the particular conditions associated with urban, cultivated, and industrial landscapes, as well as to the various schemes specifically directed towards the provision of artificial nest sites and platforms. The cases described hail from a wide geographic range including North and South America, Europe, Africa and elsewhere, and from a

Birds of prey --- Urban animals. --- City animals --- City fauna --- Urban fauna --- Urban wildlife --- Animals --- Adaptation. --- Olendorff, Richard R.

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Even as growing cities and towns pave acres of landscape, some bird species have adapted and thrived. How has this come about?Welcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to the conditions of our increasingly developed world. In this fascinating and optimistic book, John Marzluff reveals how our own actions affect the birds and animals that live in our cities and towns, and he provides ten specific strategies everyone can use to make human environments friendlier for our natural neighbors. Over many years of research and fieldwork, Marzluff and student assistants have closely followed the lives of thousands of tagged birds seeking food, mates, and shelter in cities and surrounding areas. From tiny Pacific wrens to grand pileated woodpeckers, diverse species now compatibly share human surroundings. By practicing careful stewardship with the biological riches in our cities and towns, Marzluff explains, we can foster a new relationship between humans and other living creatures-one that honors and enhances our mutual destiny.

Bird watching --- Birds --- Bird watchers --- Urban animals. --- City animals --- City fauna --- Urban fauna --- Urban wildlife --- Animals --- Birders (Observers) --- Hobbyists --- Naturalists --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- Birding (Bird watching) --- Birdwatching --- Watching birds --- Wildlife watching --- Habitat.

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As natural habitat continues to be lost and the world steadily becomes more urbanized, biologists are increasingly studying the effect this has on wildlife. Birds are particularly good model systems since their life history, behaviour, and physiology are especially influenced by directly measurable environmental factors such as light and sound pollution. It is therefore relatively easy to compare urban individuals and populations with their rural counterparts. This accessible textfocuses on the behavioural and physiological mechanisms which facilitate adaptation and on the evolutionary process

Birds --- Urban animals --- Urban ecology (Biology) --- Urbanization --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Vertebrates --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Ornithology --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Cities and towns --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- City ecology (Biology) --- Ecology --- City animals --- City fauna --- Urban fauna --- Urban wildlife --- Animals --- Ecophysiology --- Environmental aspects --- Behavior --- Adaptation

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"In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant."--

Weeds --- Urban plants --- City plants --- Urban flora --- Urban vegetation --- Urban wildlife --- Plants --- Pest plants --- Weed plants --- Weedy plants --- Plant pests (Plants) --- Agricultural pests --- Botany, Economic --- edible wild plants, foraging. --- urban ecology, climate change, globalization, urbanization, weeds, invasive species, ecosystem services, phytoremediation.

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A uniquely personal meditation on Britain's gulls by one of today's leading wildlife writers. From a distance, gulls are beautiful symbols of freedom over the oceanic wilderness. Up close, however, they can be loud, aggressive and even violent. Yet gulls fascinate birdwatchers, and seafarers regard them with respect and affection. The Gull Next Door explores the natural history of gulls and their complicated relationship with humans. Marianne Taylor grew up in an English seaside town where gulls are ever present. Today, she is a passionate advocate for these underappreciated birds. In this book, Taylor looks at the different gull species and sheds light on all aspects of the lives of gulls—how they find food, raise families, socialize and migrate across sea, coastland and countryside. She discusses the herring gull, Britain's best-known and most persecuted gull species, whose numbers are declining at an alarming rate. She looks at gulls in legend, fiction and popular culture, and explains what we can do to protect gull populations around the world. The Gull Next Door reveals deeper truths about these remarkable birds. They are thinkers and innovators, devoted partners and parents. They lead long lives and often indulge their powerful drive to explore and travel. But for all these natural gifts, many gull species are struggling to survive in the wild places they naturally inhabit, which is why they are now exploiting the opportunities of human habitats. This book shows how we might live more harmoniously with these majestic yet misunderstood birds.

Gulls --- Human-animal relationships. --- Animal-human relationships --- Animal-man relationships --- Animals and humans --- Human beings and animals --- Man-animal relationships --- Relationships, Human-animal --- Animals --- Larinae --- Sea gulls --- Seagulls --- Laridae --- Great Britain. --- Anglia --- Angliyah --- Briṭanyah --- England and Wales --- Förenade kungariket --- Grã-Bretanha --- Grande-Bretagne --- Grossbritannien --- Igirisu --- Iso-Britannia --- Marea Britanie --- Nagy-Britannia --- Prydain Fawr --- Royaume-Uni --- Saharātchaʻānāčhak --- Storbritannien --- United Kingdom --- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland --- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland --- Velikobritanii͡ --- Wielka Brytania --- Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta --- Northern Ireland --- Scotland --- Wales --- Bonaparte’s gull. --- California gull. --- Caspian gull. --- European herring gull. --- Franklin’s gull. --- Iceland gull. --- John C. Coulson. --- Landfill. --- Sabine’s gull. --- Tim Dee. --- birders. --- birding books. --- birdwatching. --- black-backed gull. --- black-headed gull. --- black-legged kittiwake. --- brown-hooded gull. --- common gull. --- conservation. --- glaucous gull. --- grey gull. --- gulls. --- herring gull. --- kelp gull. --- laughing gull. --- little gull. --- marine conservation. --- marine wildlife. --- ocean wildlife. --- ring-billed gull. --- seabirds. --- seagulls. --- urban wildlife. --- yellow-legged gull.