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A simple conceptual framework is presented that begins with a consideration of patterns of bird abundance in urbanized landscapes. The framework includes a consideration of two levels of mechanisms which combine to produce the observed patterns: demographic and ecological. The framework is employed to review research conducted on urban-induced fragmentation and edge effects in coastal southern California.
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Bolger, D.T. (2001). Urban birds: population, community, and landscape approaches. In: Marzluff, J.M., Bowman, R., Donnelly, R. (eds) Avian Ecology and Conservation in an Urbanizing World. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1531-9_8
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