THE IMPACT OF URBAN FOREST CORRIDORS ON THE RICHNESS OF URBAN BIRD POPULATIONS IN BALTIMORE FOREST PATCHES

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dc.contributor.advisorStudds, Colin E
dc.contributor.authorShobe, Beatriz Manon
dc.contributor.departmentGeography and Environmental Systems
dc.contributor.programGeography and Environmental Systems
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-09T15:52:43Z
dc.date.available2022-02-09T15:52:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-01
dc.description.abstractChapter one reviews what is known about animal movement patterns in an urban ecology context and how that knowledge is obtained. Several of the analytical programs used to assess movement are examined as well as strategies and technologies on gathering empirical movement data. Dominant paradigms used in understanding movement patterns across heterogenous urban habitat patches are also examined and evaluated. Chapter two then examines movement directly by assessing fragmented urban forested areas, including urban forested corridors, connected forested patches, and isolated forested patches. We attempt to assess connectivity from a species perspective and document the way in which species interact with heterogeneous urban landscape matrices. Urban corridors across Baltimore City are closely examined throughout the Summer of 2020. Using point counts and vegetation data, the effects of corridors on bird species richness are analyzed. I found that corridors contribute to urban biodiversity by providing habitat as well as mitigating the effects of nearby impervious surfaces associated with urban development.
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dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2y3ie-oyh3
dc.identifier.other12365
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24191
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dc.subjectconnectivity
dc.subjectcorridors
dc.subjectmovement
dc.subjecturban forest
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.titleTHE IMPACT OF URBAN FOREST CORRIDORS ON THE RICHNESS OF URBAN BIRD POPULATIONS IN BALTIMORE FOREST PATCHES
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