Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia

Urbanization is expending globally due to growing human populations in major cities. This has adversely affected the avian biodiversity in either developed or developing countries. Due to over-urbanization in urban areas and with little attention given on nature conservation,these cities are usually...

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Main Author:	Zainudin, Nurul Aida
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Urban parks - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Urban parks - Selangor - Malaysia Habitat (Ecology)
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70137/1/FH%202016%2031%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.701372019-08-22T04:28:51Z Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia 2016-08 Zainudin, Nurul Aida Urbanization is expending globally due to growing human populations in major cities. This has adversely affected the avian biodiversity in either developed or developing countries. Due to over-urbanization in urban areas and with little attention given on nature conservation,these cities are usually characterized by poor biodiversity. Urbanization causes landscape changes and compromises the ability of urban ecosystem to sustain native species. Thus, more widespread weedy species of plants, and human dependent, commensal species of birds replace natives. Because cities tend to share similar conditions such as urban parks and gardens, the similar urban-adapted species are present in almost all cities. This results in homogenization of species across cities with fewer species being present overall. In contrast to central business district areas, suburbs may support greater levels of biodiversity through the increase in undeveloped green areas. Species richness, abundance, and communities of urban birds were examined in the Klang Valley, Peninsular Malaysia. About 141 points for passerines across 80 parks that were grouped into two different urban zones i.e. central business districts and suburbs were surveyed.Results revealed that bird richness did not differ significantly (p =0.994) between central business districts and suburbs. However, the abundances of birds were significantly greater in suburbs than in central business districts. Bird richness also increased significantly with the increase in size of green areas and park areas, and number of woody trees in both zones. The evidence from this study suggests that creating urban parks in central business districts is able to support similar biodiversity, at least for birds, as to that found in suburbs. Urban parks - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Urban parks - Selangor - Malaysia Habitat (Ecology) 2016-08 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70137/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70137/1/FH%202016%2031%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Urban parks - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Urban parks - Selangor - Malaysia Habitat (Ecology)
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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topic	Urban parks - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Urban parks - Selangor - Malaysia Habitat (Ecology)
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description	Urbanization is expending globally due to growing human populations in major cities. This has adversely affected the avian biodiversity in either developed or developing countries. Due to over-urbanization in urban areas and with little attention given on nature conservation,these cities are usually characterized by poor biodiversity. Urbanization causes landscape changes and compromises the ability of urban ecosystem to sustain native species. Thus, more widespread weedy species of plants, and human dependent, commensal species of birds replace natives. Because cities tend to share similar conditions such as urban parks and gardens, the similar urban-adapted species are present in almost all cities. This results in homogenization of species across cities with fewer species being present overall. In contrast to central business district areas, suburbs may support greater levels of biodiversity through the increase in undeveloped green areas. Species richness, abundance, and communities of urban birds were examined in the Klang Valley, Peninsular Malaysia. About 141 points for passerines across 80 parks that were grouped into two different urban zones i.e. central business districts and suburbs were surveyed.Results revealed that bird richness did not differ significantly (p =0.994) between central business districts and suburbs. However, the abundances of birds were significantly greater in suburbs than in central business districts. Bird richness also increased significantly with the increase in size of green areas and park areas, and number of woody trees in both zones. The evidence from this study suggests that creating urban parks in central business districts is able to support similar biodiversity, at least for birds, as to that found in suburbs.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Zainudin, Nurul Aida
author_facet	Zainudin, Nurul Aida
author_sort	Zainudin, Nurul Aida
title	Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in kuala lumpur and selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70137/1/FH%202016%2031%20IR.pdf
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Avian species richness, abundance and habitat relationships in urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia

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