Publications by authors named "Niloofar Alavi"
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- - Linear woody features (LWFs), such as hedgerows, enhance wildlife habitats and biodiversity, particularly benefiting bird populations in agricultural landscapes.
- - A study of 45 bird species in eastern Ontario revealed that 44% of the species had higher local abundances where LWFs were present, with overall community effects being positive, especially for forest and shrubland birds.
- - LWFs can increase bird abundance by an estimated 20% in regions with intensive agriculture, but they are less beneficial in areas with existing habitat diversity; negatively affected species often prefer intact forests or open grasslands.
Macroecological approaches can provide valuable insight into the epidemiology of globally distributed, multi-host pathogens. is a zoonotic protozoan that infects any warm-blooded animal, including humans, in almost every ecosystem worldwide. There is substantial geographical variation in prevalence in wildlife populations and the mechanisms driving this variation are poorly understood.
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