Search Results - "Wilshire, John H."

Generalists are the most urban‐tolerant of birds: a phylogenetically controlled analysis of ecological and life history traits using a novel continuous measure of bird responses to urbanization by Callaghan, Corey T., Major, Richard E., Wilshire, John H., Martin, John M., Kingsford, Richard T., Cornwell, William K.

“…Identifying which ecological and life history traits influence a species’ tolerance to urbanization is critical to understanding the trajectory of biodiversity…”
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Avian trait specialization is negatively associated with urban tolerance by Callaghan, Corey T., Benedetti, Yanina, Wilshire, John H., Morelli, Federico

“…Generalist species – with their wide niche breadths – are often associated with urban environments, while specialist species are likely to be most at‐risk of…”
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Three Frontiers for the Future of Biodiversity Research Using Citizen Science Data by Callaghan, Corey T, Poore, Alistair G B, Mesaglio, Thomas, Moles, Angela T, Nakagawa, Shinichi, Roberts, Christopher, Rowley, Jodi J L, VergÉs, Adriana, Wilshire, John H, Cornwell, William K

“…Abstract Citizen science is fundamentally shifting the future of biodiversity research. But although citizen science observations are contributing an…”
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Monitoring large and complex wildlife aggregations with drones by Lyons, Mitchell B., Brandis, Kate J., Murray, Nicholas J., Wilshire, John H., McCann, Justin A., Kingsford, Richard T., Callaghan, Corey T., Shepard, Emily

“…Recent advances in drone technology have rapidly led to their use for monitoring and managing wildlife populations but a broad and generalised framework for…”
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Remap: An online remote sensing application for land cover classification and monitoring by Murray, Nicholas J., Keith, David A., Simpson, Daniel, Wilshire, John H., Lucas, Richard M., Pric, Samantha

“…Recent assessments of progress towards global conservation targets have revealed a paucity of indicators suitable for assessing the changing state of…”
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A continental measure of urbanness predicts avian response to local urbanization by Callaghan, Corey T., Major, Richard E., Cornwell, William K., Poore, Alistair G. B., Wilshire, John H., Lyons, Mitchell B.

“…Understanding species‐specific relationships with their environment is essential for ecology, biogeography and conservation biology. Moreover, understanding…”
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How to build a biodiverse city: environmental determinants of bird diversity within and among 1581 cities by Callaghan, Corey T., Poore, Alistair G. B., Major, Richard E., Cornwell, William K., Wilshire, John H., Lyons, Mitchell B.

“…Cities are novel environments compared with the evolutionary history of the species that reside within them. Collectively, cities and their fauna can be…”
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Using citizen science data to define and track restoration targets in urban areas by Callaghan, Corey T., Major, Richard E., Lyons, Mitchell B., Martin, John M., Wilshire, John H., Kingsford, Richard T., Cornwell, William K., Lee, Tien Ming

“…Habitat fragmentation and land degradation, directly and indirectly caused by urbanization, are drastically altering the world's ecosystems and are therefore…”
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