Nicola Koper

Jan 16, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Nicola Koper

1 Introduction Theory and empirical observation suggest that birds on small, species-depauperate islands undergo selection for generalist foraging via ecological release, and frequently occupy relatively wide foraging niches and exhibit greater niche overlap compared to species-rich communities on larger islands or mainland environments (Pianka 1974; Cox and Ricklefs 1977; Terborgh and Faaborg 1980; Wunderle 1985).

Mar 13, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Federico Riva |Nicola Koper |Lenore Fahrig

I. INTRODUCTION Land use change is responsible for several sustainability challenges including changes to climate and widespread loss of biodiversity (Ellis et al., 2021; Caro et al., 2022; Rockström et al., 2023).