Evaluating the importance of mature trees for birds in urban landscapes

• Main Author: Yong, Cheryl Kai Lin
• Other Authors: Lum Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Urban green space; Mature trees; Eucalyptus species; Vegetation structure; Bird diversity; Urban development; Urban planning and design; Generalised linear mixed model
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174811
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Urban green spaces can act as strongholds for biodiversity in the face of rapid urban expansion into natural habitats. Simultaneously, they provide an interface for human-nature interactions to improve the well-being of urban dwellers. Being more visible than other taxonomic groups, birds can have a...