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Urban tree diversity fosters bird insectivory despite a loss in bird diversity with urbanization

2024-11-15

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Urbanization is one of the main drivers of biotic homogenization in bird communities worldwide. Yet, only a few studies have addressed its functional consequences on the top-down control birds exert on insect herbivores. We hypothesized that their inconsistent results reflect the overlooked heterogeneity of the urban habitat for birds, and in particular the distribution and diversity of urban trees. We monitored t...

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Literature Corpus work: 4fa6a2a5-d821-5741-8f45-902d5b2f4190
DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.15.623789

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