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Chen S, Liu Y, Patrick SC, Goodale E, Safran RJ, Pagani‐Núñez E. A multidimensional framework to quantify the effects of urbanization on avian breeding fitness. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10259. [PMID: 37404704 PMCID: PMC10316489 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Urbanization has dramatically altered Earth's landscapes and changed a multitude of environmental factors. This has resulted in intense land-use change, and adverse consequences such as the urban heat island effect (UHI), noise pollution, and artificial light at night (ALAN). However, there is a lack of research on the combined effects of these environmental factors on life-history traits and fitness, and on how these interactions shape food resources and drive patterns of species persistence. Here, we systematically reviewed the literature and created a comprehensive framework of the mechanistic pathways by which urbanization affects fitness and thus favors certain species. We found that urbanization-induced changes in urban vegetation, habitat quality, spring temperature, resource availability, acoustic environment, nighttime light, and species behaviors (e.g., laying, foraging, and communicating) influence breeding choices, optimal time windows that reduce phenological mismatch, and breeding success. Insectivorous and omnivorous species that are especially sensitive to temperature often experience advanced laying behaviors and smaller clutch sizes in urban areas. By contrast, some granivorous and omnivorous species experience little difference in clutch size and number of fledglings because urban areas make it easier to access anthropogenic food resources and to avoid predation. Furthermore, the interactive effect of land-use change and UHI on species could be synergistic in locations where habitat loss and fragmentation are greatest and when extreme-hot weather events take place in urban areas. However, in some instances, UHI may mitigate the impact of land-use changes at local scales and provide suitable breeding conditions by shifting the environment to be more favorable for species' thermal limits and by extending the time window in which food resources are available in urban areas. As a result, we determined five broad directions for further research to highlight that urbanization provides a great opportunity to study environmental filtering processes and population dynamics.
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- Sihao Chen
- Department of Health and Environmental SciencesXi'an Jiaotong‐Liverpool UniversitySuzhouChina
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, College of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Department of Health and Environmental SciencesXi'an Jiaotong‐Liverpool UniversitySuzhouChina
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of ColoradoBoulderColoradoUSA
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- Department of Health and Environmental SciencesXi'an Jiaotong‐Liverpool UniversitySuzhouChina
- School of Applied SciencesEdinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburghUK
- Centre for Conservation and Restoration ScienceEdinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburghUK
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Saulnier A, Bleu J, Boos A, Millet M, Zahn S, Ronot P, El Masoudi I, Rojas ER, Uhlrich P, Del Nero M, Massemin S. Inter-annual variation of physiological traits between urban and forest great tits. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 279:111385. [PMID: 36740170 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Urbanization is characterized by rapid environmental changes such as an increase in building surface, in pollution, or a decrease in invertebrate abundance. For many bird species, morphological and physiological differences have been observed between urban and rural individuals that seem to reflect a negative impact of urban life on the health and fitness of individuals. Studies on passerine birds also showed important differences between populations and species in their responses to the urban environment. We propose to test physiological differences between urban and forest individuals over 3 years to understand whether the observed patterns are constant or subject to variations across years. For this purpose, we assessed the health parameters of adults and fledgling of great tits, Parus major, living in an urban and in a forest site in the Eurometropole of Strasbourg, for three years. Bird health was estimated with morphological parameters (body condition and size) and also with physiological parameters (oxidative status and telomere length). Our results showed lower body condition of urban fledglings regardless of the year, but no site effects on telomere length. On the contrary, for adult breeders, urban individuals had longer telomeres than forest ones except for one year which coincide with bad weather conditions during reproduction where no difference was detected. Urban birds also had higher antioxidant capacity whatever the years. These results suggest that cities act as a filter in which only good quality individuals survive and achieve successful reproduction regardless of year, whereas in the forest the selection occurs only during harsh weather years.
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- Agnès Saulnier
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ICPEES 7515, F-67087 Strasbourg Cedex 3, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; Wildstat, 43 rue de la Hoube, 67280 Urmatt, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; ZAEU, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme - Alsace (MISHA), 5, allée du Général Rouvillois, CS 50008, 67083 Strasbourg cedex, France
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Glądalski M, Podstawczyńska A, Bańbura M, Kaliński A, Markowski M, Wawrzyniak J, Mańkowska D, Zieliński P, Znajewska A, Skwarska J, Bańbura J. Effect of extreme weather on the breeding parameters of great tits Parus major: comparison of two very different seasons. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2099990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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- M. Glądalski
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Museum of Natural History, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Łódź Botanical Garden, Urban Greenery Management, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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Saulnier A, Bleu J, Boos A, Millet M, Zahn S, Ronot P, Masoudi IE, Rojas ER, Uhlrich P, Del Nero M, Massemin S. Reproductive differences between urban and forest birds across the years: importance of environmental and weather parameters. Urban Ecosyst 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-022-01305-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Does the Urban Environment Act as a Filter on the Individual Quality of Birds? BIRDS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/birds3010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Phenotypic divergences of birds are common between urban and natural habitats and can result from different selective pressures between habitats or maladaptation to the city. No uniform patterns were observed, especially concerning markers of bird health, such as, for example, telomere length. Telomeres are involved in maintaining genome integrity and naturally shorten with age, but environmental stressors can accelerate their attrition. Thus, telomere length can be an indicator of individual quality. Some studies showed that urban breeders had longer telomeres than forest individuals. Two hypotheses can explain this result: (1) urban breeders are younger than forests breeders, and (2) cities act as a filter on individuals and only high-quality birds can successfully reproduce. In this context, we compared the age category (molting pattern) and morphological and physiological characteristics of urban and forest Great Tits before and during breeding. No differences in age or body condition were observed. However, urban breeders were smaller and had shorter telomeres than birds captured in winter. Urban birds had longer telomeres than forest birds, only in winter. These results highlight that urban habitats potentially favor smaller birds. However, the decrease in telomere length between winter and reproduction only in the city suggest a higher cost of reproduction in the city compared to the forest.
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Glądalski M, Wolski GJ, Bańbura M, Kaliński A, Markowski M, Skwarska J, Wawrzyniak J, Bańbura J. Differences in use of bryophyte species in tit nests between two contrasting habitats: an urban park and a forest. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.1947397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- M. Glądalski
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Museum of Natural History, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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