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BIODIVERSIT Y RESE ARCH
Ar thropod abundan ce m odula tes b ird c ommu nit y respon ses to
u r b a n iz at i o n
Aimara Planillo 1,2   | Stephani e K ramer- Schad t 1,2 ,3   | Sascha Buchholz 2,3   |
Pierr e G ras 1,2   | Moritz von der L ippe 2 ,3   | V ik torii a Ra dchuk 1
T hi s is a n o p e n a cce s s a r t i cl e u n d er t h e t e r ms o f t he C r e at i ve C o m m o ns A t t r i b u ti o n L i ce ns e , w h ic h p e r m it s u se , d i s t r ib u t i on a n d r e p ro d u c t i o n in a ny m e d i um ,
pr ov i d e d t h e or i g in a l wo r k is p r o p e r l y ci te d .
© 20 2 0 T he A u t h o r s . Diversity and Distributions pu b li s he d b y J oh n W i l ey & S o n s Lt d .
1 De p a r t m e nt of E co l og i c a l D y n a mi c s ,
Le i b ni z I ns t i t u te f or Z o o an d W il d li f e
Re s e ar c h (I Z W ) , B e r li n , G e r m a ny
2 B er l i n- B r a n d e nb u r g I ns ti t u te of A d v a n ce d
Bi o d iv e r si t y Re s e a rc h ( BB I B ), B e r li n ,
G er m any
3 D ep a r t m e nt of E co l og y, T ec h n is c h e
Un i ve r s it ät B e r l in ( T U ), B e r li n , G e r m a ny
Correspondence
A im a r a P la n i ll o, D ep a r t m e nt of E co l og i c a l
D y na m i c s , L e ib n iz I n s t i tu t e fo r Zo o a n d
W il d li f e Re s e a rc h (I Z W ) . A l f re d -Ko wa l ke-
St r a ß e 17 , 1031 5 B er l i n , G e r m an y .
Email: planillo@iz w-berlin .de.
F und ing in form ation
Bu n d e s mi n is te r iu m f ü r B il d u n g un d
Fo r s ch u n g , G r a nt / Aw ar d N u m b er :
01LC 1501
Abstr act
Ai m: W e an al ys e d the ro le of sp ec ie s inte r ac ti on s in wil dli fe com mu nit y re sp o ns es
to ur ba niz at io n . Sp e cif i c a ll y , we inves t ig ate d no n-tro ph ic as so ci ati ons w it hi n a bir d
com mu nit y a n d th e ro le of t ro ph ic int er a c t io ns in the re s po ns e s of b ird spe cie s to t he
ur ba ni zat io n gr a d ien t .
Location: C it y-s t ate of B er li n , Ce nt r al Eu ro pe .
Methods: A r th ro p od a nd bi rd ab un d an ce s we re s a mp le d ac ro ss th e s tu d y are a an d
an al ys ed usi ng h ie r arc hi c al joi nt sp e ci es dis t r ib ut io n m od e ls ( JS D Ms). U r ba niz at io n
gr a die nt w as de f in ed by e nvir on me nt al pr e dic tor s r ef le c ti ng ant h ro p ogen ic di s tu r -
ba nce s , for e xa mp l e n oi se le vel an d hu ma n po p ula ti on de ns it y , as we ll as nat u re-l ike
fe atu re s , f or ex am p le tr e e cove r a n d o p en gr ee n are a . Rel eva nt envi ro nm ent al pr e-
dic tor s for ea ch gro up an d re l eva nt s pat ia l r es ol ut io n we re se le c t ed a pr io r i u sin g
AI C c . A r t hro p o d ab un da n ces we re m o de ll e d for t h e bir d s am p lin g tr a ns e c t s an d in-
clu d ed as a dd it io na l p re dic to r va r iab le in t h e bi rd co mm un it y m o de l . In th is m o de l, we
us ed a bu n da nce s a nd t r a it s of 66 b re e din g bi rd s pe ci es a s re sp o ns e va ri ab le s .
Res u lt s: Bir d spe ci es re sp o ns es to ur ba niz at io n were c ap tu re d by the inte r ac t ion b e-
t ween inv er tebrat e abundance and en vironmental predictors. W e identified three
gro up s of bi rds : t h e u r ba n g ro up ( 12 sp ec ie s) sh owed no de c re as e i n a b un da nce al o ng
th e u rb a niz at io n gr a di ent an d we re n ot r el ate d to a r th ro p od s a bu nd a nce; t h e wo od-
lan d gro up ( 18 sp e ci es) wer e p osi ti vel y r el ate d to t r ee cover a nd ar t hr op o d a bu n-
da nce , als o in are as wi t h h ig h a nt hr op oge ni c dis t ur b an ce; an d th e natu re gr ou p (36
sp e cie s) were p osit i vel y r el ate d to a r t hr op o d a bu n da nce , b u t t he sp e cie s ab un d an ce
d e c r e a s e d s h a r p l y w i t h i n c r e a s i n g a n t h r o p o g e n i c d i s t u r b a n c e . A l l t h e n o n -t r o p h i c a s -
so ciat io ns fo u nd w it hi n t he b ird co mm u nit y we re p osi ti ve.
Main conclus ions: A r t hr op o d ab un da n ce cle ar l y mo d ulat ed bi rd s’ res po ns e s to th e
ur ba ni zat io n gr ad ien t for mos t s p ec ie s . E sp e cia ll y at m od e r ate l evels of a nt hr op o-
geni c disturbance, the abundance of ar thropods is k ey for the occurrenc e and abun -
danc e of bir d species in urban areas. T o mai ntain bird div ersity in urban green area s,
ma nage m ent m e asu re s sh o ul d fo cu s on m ain t ai nin g a nd i nc re asi ng i nver teb r ate
abundance.

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     PL A N I LLO e t AL .
1  |  INTROD UC TI ON
Ur b a n ar e as a re i nc r ea si ng a n d ex p a n di ng t h ro u gh o u t th e wo r l d,
wi t h a n e x p ec te d 70 % of t h e h u ma n p o p ul at io n re si di n g i n ci t ie s by
20 50 (Un it ed Nat i on s , 2018). Ur b a ni z at io n is o ne of t h e mos t dr as t i c
an th r op o ge ni c mo d if ic a t io ns of t h e nat u r al l an d s c a p e an d ha b it at s
(S al a et al. , 2 0 0 0 ; S h oc h at e t a l. , 2 010), an d t h e s p r awl of u r b an are as
result s in biotic h omogenization across lar ge areas and bio diver -
sit y l o ss (L eve a u e t al . , 2017 ; M cK in ne y , 20 0 8; M o re ll i et a l ., 2 016;
So l et al . , 201 4). Y e t , ur b a n a r ea s s ti ll h os t h ig h n u m be r s of wi ld li fe
sp e ci e s a n d eve n s om e e n d an ge re d s p e ci e s ( A r o ns on et a l. , 2 01 4;
Fer e nc et al . , 2014; I ve s et al . , 2 016 ). Gi ve n t h e r a p id in cr e as e i n u r -
ba ni ze d ar e as wor l dw i de on t h e o ne s id e a n d t h e cu r r en t bi o di ve r -
sit y cr i sis on t he ot h er si d e, it is cr u ci al to un d e r s t a n d h ow t he sp e c ia l
con d it i on s p r ovi d e d by cit i e s a s n ove l e co s ys t em s ( Kowa r ik , 2011 )
af fe c t b io d i ve r si t y.
Mo s t re s e ar ch inve s ti g at in g th e dr i ve r s of w il d li fe bi o di ve r si t y
in c it ie s f o cu s ed on la n d sc ap e s t r u c tu r e, s u ch a s cove r of d if f er e nt
landscape elements, landscape configuration, habitat connec tivit y
( A r on so n e t a l ., 201 4; Be n in d e e t a l ., 2015; C al la g ha n e t a l ., 2018;
Co ll e n et al . , 2 01 1; Gag n é & F a hr ig , 2 01 1), ve ge t at i on cha r a c t er i s t ic s
(Fo nt a n a et al . , 2011 ; T h re l f al l et a l ., 2 016 ), a nt h ro p oge n ic d is t u r -
ba n ce (B e n in d e e t a l. , 2 015; P ro p p e, Stu rd y , & St . C l ai r , 2013) a n d
microclimatic factor s, such as temperature or precipitation (Beninde
et al ., 2015; H ar r i so n & W inf r e e, 2015) . O f te n , w i ld li fe com m un i t y
com p o si ti o n is ne g at ive l y af fe c te d by th e pr o p or t io n s of i m p er vi-
ou s sur f a ce a n d i n cr e asi n g n oi s e l eve ls , an d p o sit i ve l y r el at ed to t re e
cove r and gr ee n ar ea size ( A ro n so n et al. , 201 4; Be ni n de et al ., 2015;
C a ll ag h an et a l. , 2018; C a ma r go Bar b o s a e t a l ., 202 0 ; M e ll e s , G l e n , &
Ma r t in , 20 0 3; S ol et al . , 2 01 4). A d di t io na l ly , de n si t y of h o u sin g ar e a
n e g a t i v e l y a f f e c t s b i r d r i c h n e s s a n d d i v e r s i t y ( G a g n é & F a h r i g , 2 0 11 ) .
How eve r , th e k n ow l ed ge o n h ow u r b an e nv i ro nm e nt al d r i v-
er s sha p e b io d ive r s it y i s in su f f ic ie nt , b e c a us e i n a d di t io n to c li-
mat e an d h a bi t at , bi o di ve r si t y is af f ec te d by s p e ci es i nt er ac t io ns
(Hi ll e R is L am b e r s et al ., 2 012). St ud y i ng t h es e sp e c ie s int e r ac t io ns
mi ght b e on e of t h e pie c es t ha t he lp us to co mp r eh e n d th e pu z zl e
of bi o di ve r si t y re s p o ns e to u r b an iz at i on . T w o b ro a d t y p es of sp e -
ci es int er ac t io ns may b e dis ti n gu is h e d: t r op h ic (i .e . p re d at io n) a n d
non- trophic ( e.g. competition, fa cilitation and mutualism ) ones
(B ro ns tei n , 1 994). S p ec ie s i nte r a c ti o ns p lay a c r uc ia l ro l e in s ha p -
in g w i ld li fe co mm u ni t ie s (C av ie re s et al ., 2014; Ma r ti n et al ., 2018;
Y o dz is , 198 1). Fo r ex am p l e, com p e ti t io n f o r l im it ed re s o ur ce s m o d-
if i e s t h e co m mu n it y b y f avo ur i ng a hig h er abu n da n ce o f t h e su c-
cessful comp etitors , which will displa ce othe r species (Goldshtein
et al . , 2018; Rob e r t s on et a l ., 2013). Re g ar di n g t r o ph ic i nte r a c ti o ns ,
th e a bi li t y of so m e sp e c ie s to e x pl o it f oo d r e so u rce s u n d er d is t u r -
bance af fec t s community composi tion (Galbraith et al., 2015 ; Planillo
et al . , 2015; K . E . Pl u mm e r et al . , 201 9). Av ai la b ili t y of i nve r te b r ate
prey , mainly ar t hropods, also det ermines the reproduc tive success
of m any b i rd s p e ci e s i nh a bi t in g a nt h ro p oge n ic ha bi t at s a n d s ha p e s
th e l o ng-ter m vi ab i li t y of t h e p o pu l at io ns (Pe a ch et a l ., 20 0 8; S e re s s
et a l ., 2012 , 2 018). T h er ef o re , i t is e s s en t ia l to c on si d er sp e ci es in-
te r a c t io n s in ad d it io n to env i ro n me nt al d ri ve r s , to ga i n a co m p le te
un d e r s t a n di n g of ur b a n dr i ve r s of b io di ve r s it y .
Im p or t a nt ly, sp e c ie s i nte r a c ti o ns m ay b e m o di f ie d by u r ba n e nv i-
ronmental drivers, as demonst rated by recen t s tudies (Chamberlai n
et al ., 2014; G el m i- C a n du s so & H ä m äl äi n en , 2019; Ha r r is on &
W inf r e e, 2 015). Env i ro n me nt al f a c to r s wer e p re vi o us l y sh ow n to
int er ac t in th e ir ef f ec t s o n bi o di ve r si t y an d eco s y s te m fu n c t i on -
ing, f or example m odif y ing p redator –prey relationships or d etriti -
vor e s p ec ie s dy n a mi c s (Cr a in et a l ., 20 0 8; G a li c e t a l. , 2 01 7; G a r ni er
et al ., 2017 ; K a r a koç et al . , 2 018). It i s th e re fo re li kel y th at ur b a n
env i ro n me nt al dr i ve r s w il l b e mo d e r ate d by s p e ci es int e r ac t io ns in
their effec t s on wildli fe community compositio n in cities. For exam -
pl e , b e l ow a ce r t a in t hr e sh o l d of pr ey ava il a bi li t y , t he di ve r si t y of
pr e da to r s is ex p e c t e d t o b e ze ro ir r e sp e c t ive of su it ab il it y a n d c on -
ne c ti v it y of t he u r ba n la n ds c a p e . In t hi s c on te x t , inve s t ig at i ng h ow
urban communit y c omposition is s hape d by either environmental
dr i ve r s o r sp e ci e s int er a c t io ns se p a r ate l y wi ll re s ul t i n an in co m p le te ,
if n ot bia s ed , un d er s t a n di ng . Th e re fo re , w e s t u di e d h ow b ot h en -
vironmental fac tors and species interac tions shape bird community
com p o si ti o n i n t he ci t y-s t ate of B er l in , a me t ro p o li t a n ar e a i n Ce nt r al
Eur op e .
T o w hi c h e x t en t s p ec ie s c a n r e sp o n d to ur b a n e nv ir on m e nt a l
dr i ve r s par t l y de p en d s on th ei r tr ai t s . Am on g th e m , bo d y mas s,
mi gr a to r y s t at us an d d ie t a r e im p o r t a nt tr a it s f o r bi r d s pe c ie s oc-
cu r re n ce i n cit i e s (Evan s et a l ., 2 01 1; J ok i mä k i et a l ., 2 016 ). B o d y
ma ss is p o si ti ve l y cor r e la te d wi t h ur b an iz a ti o n , es p e cia l ly w it h in
cl ad e s (C al la g ha n e t al . , 2019; C ro c i et al ., 2 0 0 8) . Mi gr a nt bir ds are
ex p e c t e d to be sc ar ce r i n ur b an ar e as (Cr oc i e t al ., 20 0 8; Eva n s
et al . , 201 1; J ok i mä k i et al . , 2016; K a r k et a l. , 20 07 ), as t h ei r sh if t
in p h en o l og y to e a r li e r da te s is m u ch s l owe r t ha n t h at i n re si d e nt
sp e ci e s (Cha m b er l a in et al ., 20 0 9; Sa m pl o ni us et al ., 2018), an d th us ,
su it ab l e ne s t i ng sit e s mi gh t b e al re a d y o cc up ie d by r e si d en t sp e c ie s
wh e n mi gr ant s a r ri ve to t h e u r ba n a re a ( J ok i mä k i & S uh o n en , 1998).
Regarding diet preferences , bird species with narrow diet s , for ex -
ample i nsec tivorous, are expected t o decrease and omniv orous spe -
ci es w it h w id e r di et s ar e ex p e c t ed to i n cr e as e wi t h u r b an iz a ti o n , a s
th ey c a n t a ke a d va nt age of re s o ur ce s p r ovi d e d by h u ma n a c t i v it i es ,
su ch a s g ar b a ge (C a l la gh a n et a l ., 2 01 9; C ro c i et a l ., 2 0 0 8) .
T o b e t t er un d e r s t a n d t h e c om p le x inte r a c ti on s of ur b a niz a ti o n ,
bi rd co m m un it i e s an d t h ei r fo o d re s o u rce s , h e re we i nve s t ig at e d
how b ir d co mm u ni t y com p o sit i on i n th e u r ba n ar e a is af fe c te d by
th r e e asp e c t s : (a) env i ro n me nt a l f ac to r s ref l e c t i ng t h e ur b an iz at i on
gradie nt, of which we dist inguish nature-like var iables and a nthro -
po ge ni c d is t u r b an ce , ( b) t r o ph i c s pe c ie s i nt er ac t io ns as m e as u re d
KE Y WO R D S
ar t h ro p o d a bu n d an ce , co m mu ni t y co m po si t io n , jo in t sp e c ie s d is t r i bu t io n m o de l s , sp e c ie s
int er ac t io ns , u r b an e co l og y , u r ba n iz at io n g r a di e nt , w il d li fe d i ver sit y

    
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PL A N I LLO e t A L .
by ar t h ro p o d ab u nd a n ce an d (c) s p e ci e s as so c iat i on s (p rox y fo r
no n-tr o p hi c i nte r a c ti on s) wi t hi n th e co mm u ni t y . We fo c us on t he
bi rd co mm u ni t y a n d t h ei r i nve r te b r ate pr ey (ar t h ro p o ds), b ot h of
which were ex tensively sur veyed in cit y wid e regular an d st and ard -
ize d m o ni to r in g sc he m e s of B e r li n ( A b r a ha m et al ., 2019; M ö ll e r
et a l ., 201 9; Sü db e c k e t a l ., 2 0 0 5). T o ac hi eve ou r go al , we us e t h e
mode rn technique of hier archic al multiresp onse models , joint sp e -
cies distributi on models (JSDM s) , to analyse speci es respons es
to envi ro n me nt al con d it io n s w hi l e si mu l t a n eo u sl y acco u nt in g for
assoc iati ons between species within the comm unity (Ovaska inen
et al . , 2017 ; Po ll o c k et al . , 201 4; War to n et al . , 2015) . Th at is , af te r
re m ovi n g t he ef f e c t s of e nv ir on m e nt a l covar i ate s , the rem ai n in g
cor r e la ti o n in t he r e si du a l va r ia nc e th at is n o lo n ge r ex p la in e d by
th e cova r ia te s is ter m e d “spe c ie s ass o c iat i on” (D or m a nn et al . , 2018;
O va sk a in e n et a l ., 2 017 ; War to n e t al . , 2015 ).
O u r m a i n o b j e c t i v e i s t o d i s e n t a n g l e t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f
env i ro n me nt al co nd i ti o ns an d sp e ci e s i nte r a c ti o ns for bi rd co m -
munity composition in urban areas. We predict that: (a ) global
sp e ci e s a b un d an ce wi ll b e h ig h e r in le ss ur b an ize d s it es wi th hig h
ar thropod abundance; (b ) ar t hropod abundance, a s an essential re -
s o u r c e , w i l l e x p l a i n m o r e v a r i a b i l i t y i n b i r d s p e c i e s a b u n d a n c e t h a n
t h e u r b a n i z a t i o n g r a d i e n t b y i t s e l f ; (c ) s p e c i e s i n h a b i t i n g s i t e s w i t h
high anthrop ogenic dis turba nce will u se m ore anth ropogenic re -
so u rce s an d sh ow lowe r or no re s po n se to ar t h ro p o d a b un d a nc e;
an d (d) re si de nt s pe c ie s wi t h br o ad e r di et s an d la r ger b o d y mas s
wi ll d is p la ce ot h e r s pe c ie s a n d b e m or e a b un d an t in m o r e ur b a n -
ize d a r ea s .
2  |  ME TH ODS
2 . 1   |  S tudy area
We s t u di e d t he bi rd com m u ni t y in th e c it y o f B er l in , c a pi t a l of
G e r m a n y ( 52 ° 3 1' N , 13 ° 24 ' E ) . B e r l i n i s t h e l a r g e s t c i t y i n G e r m a n y
an d co ns t i tu te s a fe d e r al s t ate , wi t h a p o p ul at io n of ne a r l y 3 . 65
mi ll io n p e o pl e a n d a n a re a of 892 k m 2 ( A m t f ü r S t a t i s t i k , 2 0 1 7 ) .
Th e ci t y is su bj e c t to a mo d e r at e c on ti n e nt a l cl im ate , w it h aver -
age pr e ci pi t at i on of 56 8 m m a n d m ea n an nu a l te m p er at ur e s f ro m
1 0 . 5° C in t h e c it y ce nt r e to ar o un d 8 ° C in t h e s u rr o un d in g fo re s t s
(B er l in Envi ro n me nt al Atl as , 2018). Be r li n is lo c a te d i n a flat ter r a in
at th e co nf lu e n ce of th e Have l an d S p re e ri ve r s , an d co nt ai ns a
h i g h n u m b e r o f g r e e n a r e a s , f r o m h i g h l y v i s i t e d p a r k s t o f r a g m e n t s
of for e s t s . Th e bu i lt -u p ar e a con s t it u te s 4 8% of th e ci t y su r f ac e,
gr e en a n d op e n sp a ce o cc upy 17 .6% , fo r e s t s o cc u py 1 7 . 5% , ro a ds
oc cu py 10.9% , a n d w ate r b o d ie s oc cu py 6% (B er l in Env ir o nm e nt al
Atl a s , 2 018).
2 . 2  |  B ird co mm unit y dat a
We u s e d d at a o n b i r d s p e c ie s a b u n d a n c e f ro m t h e B e r l i n b re e d i n g
bi rd m o ni to ri n g su r vey in t h e ye ar 2 01 7 , p r ovi d e d by th e B er l in
Senate Depar tme nt for Envi ronment, T r anspor t and Climate
Pr ote c ti o n (Se nU VK ). T h e sur vey con sis t s of 3 0 pr e -e s t ab l is he d
t r a n s e c t s , l o c a te d w i t h i n o n e -k m 2 g r i d s d i s t r i b u t e d a c r o s s t h e c i t y
(F ig ur e 1). Gr i ds wer e p r ev io us l y s e le c te d to c ap t ur e t h e w id e s t
p o s s i b l e r a n g e o f h a b i t a t s . T o e n s u r e s p e c i e s d e t e c t i o n , e a c h t r a n -
se c t w as vi si te d f o ur ti m es du r in g th e bir d b r e e di ng se a so n fr om
mi d-M a rc h to mi d- J un e , a p p rox i ma te ly on ce pe r m o nt h wh e n -
eve r p o ss ib l e a n d le av i ng at le a s t a we e k b et we e n vi sit s (S üd b e ck
et al., 20 05). T ransec t s were walked at or shor t ly af ter sunrise for
2 – 4 h r , in d ay s w it h o ut p r e ci pi t a ti o n o r s t ro n g w in d s . A ll bir d s
se e n and hea r d wi t hi n the tr a ns e c t s were reco r de d . For a d e -
taile d de scription and information on st anda rds for bre eding bird
su r vey s , s e e S ü db e c k et al . (2 0 05 ) a nd th e we b si te of t h e Sw is s
Orn ithol ogica l Inst itute (ht tps:/ /ww w . vogel war te.ch/ de/ proje k te/
mo n it o ri n g / ) . O n e t r a ns e c t w as v is ite d o n ly 3 t im e s an d t h e ref o re
wa s r e m oved f r om f u r th e r an a ly s e s .
In t h e 29 m o ni to r in g t r a ns e c t s , a to t a l of 97 br e e di n g bi rd s p e-
ci es we r e re co r de d . A qu at i c sp e ci e s , t wo no n- nat i ve s p ec ie s a n d
sp e ci e s t hat we r e pr e s en t in o nl y 2 or l e ss s ite s we r e re m ove d to
avoi d co nfo u n di ng e f fe c t s a n d e ns ur e co nve r ge n ce of t h e s t a t is t ic al
mo d e l , r e su lt i ng in 66 sp e ci e s i n to t a l ( A p pe n d ix S 1: T a b le S 1.1). A s
tr an se c t s d if f er e d in l en g t h (r a n ge: 2 . 8–6 .4 k m), we di v id e d ea c h bi rd
sp e ci e s ab u n da n ce by t r a ns e c t l e ng t h to o bt a i n a n i nd e x of re l at ive
bi rd abu n da n ce p e r k m (he re af te r ter me d “bir d in d e x ” ) t ha t w as use d
as r es p o ns e v ar ia b l e in t h e a na l ys e s .
We se l e c te d t hr e e tr a it s t hat a re re l ate d to wi ld li fe re s p o ns e s
to u r b an iz a ti o n: b o d y ma ss , di et an d mig r at or y s t at us (C a ll ag h an
et a l ., 201 9; Cr o ci e t a l ., 20 0 8; Eva ns et a l ., 2011 ). Bo d y ma ss v a l-
ue s a nd d ie t info r m at io n wer e ob t a in e d fr o m th e EL TON da t a ba s e
( W i lm a n et al . , 2 01 4). B o d y m as s va l u es we r e l o g- t r a ns fo r me d to
f avou r l in e ar i t y . D ie t in c lu d e d fo u r c at ego r ie s : inve r te b r at e s (sp e -
ci es f e ed i ng m ai nl y o n i nve r te b r ate s o r in se c ti vo ro u s), h e r bi vo re s
(sp e ci e s f e e di ng ma in l y o n pl an t s an d se e d s), om n ivo r es (sp e c ie s
wi t h a mi xe d d ie t) an d s c ave n ge r s (s pe c ie s f e e di ng on c ar c a ss e s a n d
le f t ove r s). M ig r at or y s t at u s wa s as si gn e d fo l low i ng t h e C h ec k li s t of
th e Bi rd s of G e r m any (B ar t h e l & H el bi g , 20 0 6) ( A p p e n di x S 1: T a b le
S 1.1). We u s ed t h r e e c ate go r ie s: “m ig r a nt ” fo r s p e ci es t h at b r e ed i n
G er m a ny an d w i nte r i n ot he r c ou nt r i es , “r e si d en t ” fo r sp e ci e s t ha t
sp e n d th e w ho l e ye ar i n G er m a ny an d “pa r t ia l-m ig r a nt ” fo r sp e c ie s
wi t h m i xed b eh av io u r , in wh ic h so me of t h e in di v id u al s a r e m ig r a nt
an d ot h e r s a re r e sid e nt .
2 . 3  |  Ar thropod c ommunit y data
In 201 7 , 4 2 sam p li n g si te s for a r t h ro p o ds were es t a b li sh e d ran d o ml y
ac ro s s gr as sl an d s in t he ci t y of B e rl i n, re p re s e nt in g t h e w h ol e g r a di-
en t of u r ba n iz at io n (cover i ng r a nge s : 0 %– 94% i mp e r v i ou s su r f ac e;
0–64 inhabi t ant s/ ha, human population density; 0%– 1 0 0% open
gr e en a re a; an d 0 %–82% tr e e cover). T h re e gr o up s of a r t h ro p o ds
wer e s a m pl e d: c a r a b id b e e tl e s , s pi de r s a n d g r as sh o p p er s.
C a r a bi ds a n d sp id e r s we re s a m pl e d by pi t f al l t r ap s (B ro wn
& M at t he ws , 2016; H i ll et al . , 2 0 05 ). We u se d a n e s t ed d e sig n

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( B o e t z l e t a l . , 2 0 1 8 ) , w i t h f o u r p i t f a l l t r a p s i n e a c h s a m p l i n g s i t e i n a
s q u a r e w i t h a d i s t a n c e of 6 m t o e a c h ot h e r . Pi t f a l l t r a p s co ns i s t e d
o f p l a s t i c c u p s (10 c m d i a m e t e r a n d 16 . 0 c m d e p t h ) f i l l e d w i t h a 1 %
f o r m a l i n – d e t e r g e n t s o l u t i o n . A g r i d w a s p l a c e d o n e a c h p i t f a l l t r a p
to kee p o r g an i c ma te ri al ou t sid e of t h e t r a ps . S a m p li ng to o k p la ce
i n 2 0 17 f r o m M a y t o J u l y a n d f r o m S e p t e m b e r t o O c t o b e r, a n d p i t -
f al l t r a ps we r e e mp t ie d eve r y f ou r we e k s . B ot h t a xa w er e s o r te d
a n d a f t e r w a r d s p r e s e r v e d i n e t h a n o l . S t a n d a r d ke y s w e r e u s e d f o r
identific ation of adult c arabid b eetle s (Müller -Motz fel d, 20 0 6) and
s p i d e r s ( A l m q u i s t , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6 ; R o b e r t s , 198 7 , 19 9 8 ) . G r a s s h o p p e r
dat a we re co ll e c t e d usi n g a b ox qua dr at ( g ro un d are a of 2 m 2
an d ga uze -c over e d sid e s of 0. 8 m he ig ht ) (G ar di n e r e t a l ., 20 0 5),
ha p ha z ar d ly se t u p 10 ti me s pe r s it e in Au g us t 2017 . Al l i n di v id -
ua ls f ou n d i nsi d e t he b ox q u ad r at w er e id e nt i f ie d to b e s p e ci e s
usi n g keys pr ovi d ed by B el lm a n ( 20 0 6), cou nt e d a n d af t e r wa r ds
releas ed.
Th e f i el d s a m pl in g id e nt i f ie d a tot al of 10 4 c a r ab i d sp e ci e s , 20
gr a ss h op p e r sp e c ie s a n d 182 sp id e r sp e c ie s . Pr i or t o t h e s t a t is t i-
c al a n al y se s , r a r e sp e ci e s , de f i ne d as t h o se p r es e nt i n le s s t ha n 5%
of th e si te s , wer e re m ove d fr om t h e dat as e t to avoid co nve r ge nc e
pr o bl e ms . T h e fi n al da t a se t s cont ai n ed 73 c a r ab id s p e ci es , 18 gr as s-
ho p p e r s p e ci e s an d 1 12 s pi d er s p e ci es ( A pp e n di x S 1: T ab l e S 1. 2). We
us e d t he n u mb e r of in d i vi d ua ls of e a ch s p e ci e s as a re l at i ve ab u n-
da n ce in d e x .
2 . 4  |  Environ me nt al d at a
We s el e c t e d va r ia b le s r el ev a nt to t h e di s t ri b u ti o n of wi ld li fe s p e-
ci es in ur b a n a re as , as id e nt if ie d by othe r st ud i es (Bat ár y et al. , 2018;
Be n in d e et al ., 2015; Fer en c et al . , 2 01 4). W e di v id e d ou r e nv ir o n-
me nt al va r ia b le s i nto t wo gr ou p s: v a ri a bl e s r el at e d to n at u r al con -
di ti o ns (e. g . t r e e cove r an d o pe n g re e n ar e a) a n d va r ia b l es r e lat e d
to an th r op o ge ni c di s t ur b a nc e i n t he u r ba n a re as (e. g . no is e le vel )
( T a b le 1). A ll env ir on m e nt a l layer s wer e r a s te r ize d at 20 x 2 0 m r e s o-
lu t io n , b ut t h ei r im p o r t a n ce wa s te s t ed a t a 1 0 0 m , 5 0 0 m , 1 k m an d
5 k m s c a le u si n g a m ovi n g wi n d ow a pp r oa c h (f ur t h e r inf o r ma ti o n in
A p pe n d ix S2: F i g ur e s S2 . 1 a n d S2 . 2).
2 . 5  |  Dat a an al ysi s
W e modelled urban bird community response to environmental
driv ers and ar thropod abundanc e, the species associa tions withi n
FIG U R E 1  Lo c at i on o f th e o n e-k m 2 g ri d ce ll s co nt a i ni ng b ir d s a m pl in g t r a ns e c t s i n B er l in . E x am p le s of d at a f ro m 8 t r a ns e c t s a lo n g a
gr a d ie nt of a nt h r op o ge ni c di s t ur b a nc e (h um a n p op u la t io n de n si t y an d n oi se l ev el s) are i n cl u de d; R AC: r an k –ab un d a nc e cu r ve; S: s p e ci e s
ri c hn e ss ; A : tot al a b u nd a n ce; T : t r ee c ove r pe r ce nt a ge; O G : p ro p o r ti o n of op e n g re e n a re a; N : no is e l eve l (dB a); H P : hu ma n p o p ul at io n
de n sit y . A d di t io na l ly , co m m un it y-we ig hte d m o s t a bu n da nt t r ai t va l ue s a re s h ow n . T r a it s y m b o ls a n d th e f u ll r a n ge of v al u e s (fou n d in a l l
sit e s) for t h e va r ia b l es c an b e f ou n d i n th e b ot to m l ef t of t h e f ig u re
Migrant category
Resident
Paral-migrant
Migrant
Diet
Herbivorou s
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th e bi r d co m m un it y a nd s p ec ie s t r a it s u si n g a jo i nt s p e ci e s d is -
tr i b ut i on m o de l ( JS D M) in a hi er a r ch ic al B aye si an f r a me wo r k
(O va sk a in e n et a l ., 2 017 ; T ik h o nov e t a l ., 2 01 9). C o m mu n it y co m -
po sit io n w as s tu di ed by usi ng t he re lat ive ab u nd an ce of e ac h s p e -
ci es as re s p on s e v ar i ab l e s fo r al l t h e m o d el s (fo r m o d e ll in g d e t a il s,
se e b e low).
O ur m o d e ll in g wo r k fl ow co n sis te d of t h e fo ll ow in g s t ep s
(F ig ur e 2): a s JS D M f it t in g is co m p ut at io n al l y de m an d in g , p re c lu d -
in g f it t in g a ll p o ss ib l e mo d e ls , we f ir s t s e le c te d t h e op t im al s p at ia l
resolution an d the relevant en vironmental variables for the JSDMs.
Vari ab l e s a n d th e ir sp at ia l re s ol u t io n wer e se le c te d usi n g A k a ike's
informa tion criterion for smal l sample siz es (AICc) in multiresponse
mode ls, af ter tes ting for mult icollinear it y (see A ppe ndix S3: F igure
S 3 . 3 , T a b l e s S 3 . 3 a n d S 3 . 4 ) . S e c o n d , f o r e a c h a r t h r o p o d g r o u p ( c a r a -
b i d s , s p i d e r s a n d g r a s s h o p p e r s) , w e r a n a J S D M w i t h t h e r e s p e c t i v e
ar thropod abundances as mo del responses and t he environmental
v a r i a b l e s s e l e c te d i n t h e p r e v i o u s s t e p a s p r e d i c to r s . T h e s e m o d e l s
wer e us ed to es t i ma te a r t h ro p o d a b un d a nc e i n t h e bir d t r an se c t s ,
be c au s e i nver t eb r a te s a m p li ng pl ot s a n d b ir d t r a n se c t s wer e n ot
sp at ia l ly ove r la p pi ng . We p r e di c t e d a r t hr o p od a bu n d an ce in t h e
a r e a o f t h e t r a n s e c t s , w h i c h w a s t h e n u s e d a s a c o v a r i a t e i n t h e b i r d
com m u ni t y m o de l (se e b el ow).
L a s t , we r an t h e h ie r a rc hi c a l JS D M f or t he b ir d co m m un it y wi t h
th e b ir d i nd e x v al u e s (re la ti ve a b un d a nc es) a nd sp e ci es tr a it v a lu e s
as mo d e l r e sp o ns e s , an d env ir o nm e nt al va r ia b le s se l e c t ed in t h e f i r s t
s te p an d tot al a r t hr o po d a b un d an ce o bt ai n ed i n th e s ec on d s te p as
predic tors .
Th e f in al env i ro n m en t a l v ar ia b l e s re t a in e d f or t he JS D M of e a c h
com m u ni t y ( A p p e nd i x S 3) we re a s fo ll ow s:
• C a r ab i ds m o de l: imper v , dis t . wa te r a n d te m p . day , a l l a t 1 0 0 m s c a l e .
• G r as sh o p p er s m o d el: imper v at 1 0 0 m sc ale and o. gree n at 50 0 m
scale.
• Spiders model: imperv , n oise , te m p . day an d o . green , a ll a t 10 0 m
scale.
• B i rd s m od e l: pop , noise , tree , a n d o . green , all a t 10 0 m s c a le .
2 . 5 .1   |  Modelling and e x tr apolating ar thropod
communi ties
For e a c h ar t h ro p o d g ro u p, we r u n a h ie r a rc hi c a l JS D M i n a B aye sia n
fr a m ew or k , u si n g as r e sp o ns e v a ri a bl e s t h e ab u n da n ce of e a c h sp e -
ci es w it h in t h e r e s pe c t ive a r t hr o p o d g ro u p (ca r a bi d s , s pi d e r s a n d
grasshoppers ). We included the previou sly selected environmental
variables as explanator y variables (see abov e) , a spatially explicit
r an d o m ef f e c t w i t h t h e l oc at io n of e ac h s a m p li ng sit e to co nt ro l f or
sp at ia l ef fe c t s , an d us e d Poi ss o n e r r or di s t r ib u t io n wit h a lo g-lin k
function.
T A B LE 1  Envi ro n m en t a l va r ia b l es c on si d er e d fo r t h e hi er ar ch ic al j oi nt s p e ci e s dis tr i b ut i on m o d e ls . Var ia bl e s a re c ate go ri ze d int o t w o
gr ou p s (“an th r op o ge ni c d is t ur b a n ce” a nd “n at u re -l ike” ) t ha t wi ll b e u se d f or v a r ia b le s e le c t io n (se e M e t ho d s)
V ariable ( units) Abbr . De scription Y ear S ou rce
Anthropogenic disturbance
Im p e r v io u s su r f a ce ( %) imper v S e al e d su r f a ce s r e la te d t o hu m a n co ns t r uc t io n s: r oa d s ,
bu i ld i ng s, c o nc r et e su r f a ce s , e tc .
2015 1
Hu m a n p op u la t io n d e ns it y
(nu m b er o f in h ab i t a nt s i n r as te r
cell)
pop Nu m b e r of p e o p le l i vi n g in t h e d e f in e d a r ea 2015 2
A r t if i c ia l li g ht (re l at i ve b r ig h t ne s s ,
unitless)
light Re l at i ve l u mi n os it y f o r di f fe r en t ci t y a re a s d ur i n g th e n ig h t 2 013 3
No is e (d BA ) noise N o is e l eve l 2012 2
Nature-lik e
Di s t a n ce t o wa te r (m) dis t . wate r D is t a nc e to t h e cl o s e s t w ate r b o d y ( la ke o r ri ve r) 2015 2
O p en g r e e n ar e a (%) o.green Gr a s sl a nd s a n d ot h e r n on -for e s t ed g r e e n ar e a s , su c h as
wa s te l a n ds a n d r oa d ve r ge s
2015 1
T e m p e r at u re s u mm e r d ay (º C ) te mp .d ay Aver age t e mp e r a t ur e m e as u re d a t 1 4: 0 0 hr d ur i n g su m m e r
day s .
2 0 16 2
T e m p e r at u re s u mm e r n ig ht ( º C) temp. night Ave r a ge t e mp e r a t ur e m e as u re d a t 22 : 0 0 h r d ur i ng s u m me r
night s .
2 0 16 2
T r e e cove r (% ) tree T re e s o r f or e s t ed a r e as , i n cl u d in g p a r k s a n d t re e s i n t he
stre et s
2015 1
No te : A bb r : a b b r ev ia t io n; Y e ar : r e fe r s t o t he o r i gi na l ye a r t h e d at a w e re t ake n; S o u rc e: s o ur ce of t h e G I S d at a .
1. E uropean Uni on, Copernicus Land Monit oring Ser vice, 201 8; h t tp:/ /land.coper nicus. eu/ pan-europ ean/high- resol ution-la yer s/
2. Berlin En vironmental A tlas, 20 18 (https:/ /ww w .s tadt entwi cklung.berlin.de/ geoin forma tion/ fis- broke r /index_en.shtml)
3 . Im a ge a n d da t a p r o ce ss i ng b y NOA A 's N at i on a l G e o p hys ic a l Dat a C e nte r . D M SP d a t a co l le c te d by U S A i r Fo rc e Weat h e r A ge nc y , 2 018 (ngd c .
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We r a n t h r e e c h a i n s o f 78 0 , 0 0 0 i t e r a t i o n s w i t h a b u r n - i n o f t h e
f ir s t 3 0 , 0 0 0 i te r at i on s a n d a t h in ni n g r at e of 5 0 to avoid au to co r -
relation wit hin t he chains , ret aining 4 5,0 0 0 (3 × 15,00 0) s amples
for fur ther ana lyses. Model co nverg ence wa s assessed using tr ace
pl ot s an d G e lm a n–Rubi n co nver g en ce p ar am et e r (Ge l ma n & Rub i n
1 992).
Af te r c h e ck i ng th at all th e a s su mp t io ns wer e m e t , we o bt a i ne d
th e ex pl a na to r y p owe r o f t h e m o de l s fo r e a c h i nver t eb r a te g ro u p
usi n g t h e R 2 v al u e , co m pu te d ba se d o n th e c or r el at i on of o bs e r ve d
versus predicted values. We evaluated t wo R 2 va l ue s f or e a ch
model : the spec ies R 2 val ue , as an aver age val u e a cr os s spe ci e s
ab u n da n ce s , a n d t h e s it e R 2 v a lu e , a s t h e ave r a ge va lu e ac r os s s ite s
fo r t h e s u m m e d ab u n d a n ce of a l l t h e sp e ci e s . I n o u r c as e , t h e s i te R 2
va lu e gi ve s inf o r mat i on a b ou t h ow acc u r ate t h e mo d e l pr ed i c t io n
wi ll b e i n ea c h si te fo r t h e f ul l ar t h r op o d co m mu n it y , t ha t is , h ow
ac cu r at e t he pr e di c t i on w i ll b e i n t h e b ir d t r a ns e c t s . A l l t he ex p la n-
ato r y p owe r v al u e s we re re la t ive l y h ig h (S p e cie s R 2
cara bids = 0 .71 ;
R 2
grasshopper s = 0.6 ; R 2
spiders = 0 . 7 2 ; S i t e R
2
cara bids = 0.94;
R 2
grasshopper s = 0.92; R 2
spiders = 0 .95 ) ; t h u s , w e co n f i d e n t l y u s e d t h e s e
JSDM for ex tr apolating art hropod abundance to the bird monitoring
tr an se c t s cr ea t in g r as t e r ma ps wit h a re s o lu t io n of 10 0 m , w h ic h wa s
th e b es t s c a l e fo r pr e di c ti n g a r t hr o p od a bu n d an ce s . Th e n , w e ave r -
aged the predic ted values per ar thropo d group of all the raster cells
over l a pp in g th e bi rd t r a ns e c t s . Fi na ll y , tot a l ar t h ro p o d ab un d a nc e
was calculated as the sum of the predic ted abundances of the three
ar t h ro p o d gr o up s at t h e b ir d t r an s e c t s .
2 . 5. 2  |  Mo de lli ng th e bi rd com mu nit y
We mo d e ll e d b i rd co mm u ni t y u si n g a h ie r a rc hi c a l JS DM i n a B aye si an
fr a m ew or k (O v as k a in e n et a l ., 2017) t h at m o d el s e a ch of t he o b -
se r ve d sp e c ie s ac co unt i ng fo r t he p ote nt i al as s oc ia ti o ns am o ng
t he m an d p r ov i d e s re s u lt s f o r in d i v id u a l s p e ci e s a n d t h e g lo b a l co m -
munit y , as the sum of th e specie s resp onses . W e use d t wo dif fere nt
t y p e s of re s p on s e va ri ab l e s: e a ch bi rd s p e ci es r el at i ve ab u n da n ce
in d ex ( b ir d in d e x ) an d s p e ci e s t r a it s . T he ex p la n ato r y v a r ia b le s we r e
th e se l e c t ed e nv ir on m e nt a l va r ia b le s ( T a b l e S 3 . 4) a n d t ot a l pr e di c t ed
ar t h ro p o d ab u n da n ce in e a ch t r a ns e c t . We di d not u s e th e di f fe r -
en t a r t h ro p o d gro u ps as s ep a r at e c ova r ia te s be c a u se t he i r rel at i ve
abunda nces wer e highly corr elat ed (spi ders –gra sshopper: Pearson 's
r = . 927 ; spiders –car abids: r = . 91 7 ; and grasshoppers –carabids:
r = . 9 2 4 ) . F i n a l l y , t h e s p a t i a l l o c a t i o n s o f t h e b i r d m o n i t o r i n g t r a n -
se c t s were i nc l ud e d a s sp at i al l y ex p li ci t r a n do m e f f e c t to a cco u nt f or
a po te nt ia l sp at i al s t r u c tu r e in t h e d at a ( A p pe n d ix S 4: T a b le S 4. 5).
We r a n t hr e e c ha in s of 78 0 , 0 0 0 i te r at i on s w it h a b u r n-i n of t h e
f ir s t 3 0 , 0 0 0 it e r at io ns an d a t h in n in g r at e of 5 0 to r ea c h m o de l c on -
vergence, ret aining 4 5,0 0 0 (3 × 15,0 0 0 ) s amples for fur ther analy -
se s . M o d e l co nve r ge nce wa s as s e ss e d u si ng ch ai n t r a ce p l ot s a n d
the Gelman– Rubin st atistic (Gelman & Rubin 1 992). W e cal culated
th e 95% a n d t h e 75 % p o s te r io r c re d ib l e in te r v al s (CI) for a l l t he pa-
r am e te r s . Fo l low i ng ot h er p ub l ic at io ns (M at a et a l. , 201 4; R ib e ir o
et al . , 2 018), we co ns id e re d t hat 95% CI n ot ove r la p pi ng ze ro sh owe d
a s t ro n g e f f e c t and th at 75% C I n ot overl a pp i ng zero were eno u gh to
FIG U R E 2  Rep r e se nt at io n of t h e m od e ll in g wo r k fl ow f ol l owe d in t h is s t u d y to d is e nt a n gl e ef f ec t s of env i ro n me nt a n d t ro p h ic
int er ac t io ns , a s we ll a s ex p l or e s pe c ie s a ss o ci at io n s (l owe r le f t pi c t og r a m). T he wo r k f low h a s b ee n d i vi d ed i nt o t hr e e se c t io ns : ar t h ro p o d
com m u ni t y mo d e ls ( J S DM s; l ef t s qu a re), b ir d co m mu ni t y m o de l ( J SD M ; ce nt r a l-r ig t h s qu a re), w hi c h is us e d to d e r iv e th e f i n al r e su lt s
(rig ht ). G r e e n b oxes a n d li g ht g rey a r r ows r e pr e s en t in p ut d at a in t h e m o d el s . O r a nge b oxe s a n d da r k g rey a r r ows r e p re s e nt o ut p u t s of t h e
s t at i s t ic a l m o d el s . G r ey b oxe s re p re s e nt r el ev a nt m o de l li ng s te ps
En vi ro nmen ta ld at a
Arth ro pod
abundanc e
Scale and variable
selecon
Predicte da rthr opod
abundance
En vi ro nmen ta ld at a
Bird abundanc e
ind ex
Bird tr aits
Extract
arthropod data
Scale and
variable
selecon
Arthropod models
Bird model
Specie sa nd c ommunity
response s
Va riance paroning
Specie sa ssocia ons
Re sults

    
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sh ow th e ex is t e nc e of an ef f ec t . C on se q u e nt l y , we co ns id e re d t hat
wh e n t h e 75% C I ove r la p p e d ze ro, th e sup p o r t f r om th e d at a w as
we ak t o de m o ns t r a te a n ef fe c t .
We e xa m in e d t he i n di v id u al s p e ci e s re s p on se s to s e a rc h fo r
com m o n t r e nd s an d p at te r ns . B y c ar ef u ll y co nsi d e ri n g t h e n e g at i ve,
po si t ive or l ac k of r e sp o ns e of e a c h sp e c ie s to e a c h of t h e env i ro n-
me nt al va r ia b l es , a nd w he t h er t hi s r e sp o n se wa s mo d ul at ed by th e
ar t h ro p o d ab u n da n ce , w e d ef in e d s p e ci e s g r ou p s w i th s im il a r r e-
sp o ns e p at te r ns to t h e u r ba n iz at i on g r a di e nt .
We gr o up e d th e ex p la n ato r y va r ia b le s int o fou r gro u ps ( T ab l e 1),
nature- like, anthropogenic disturbance, ar thropo d abundance and
th e (s t a ti s t ic al ) i nte r a c ti o n b e t we en a r t hr op o d a bu n da n ce an d e n-
vi ro n m en t a l va r ia b l es , a n d a ss e ss e d t h e im p o r t a n ce of e a ch g r ou p
th r ou g h v a r ia n ce pa r t it i on in g an a l ys is (O va sk a in e n et a l. , 2017 ;
T ik h o n ov et a l ., 2 01 9).
A na l ys e s wer e do n e in R v 3 . 5 . 2 (R Co r e T ea m , 201 9).
Mu lt i re s p on s e mo d el s fo r va ri a bl e se l e c t i on we re r u n wit h
pa c k age “mva bu n d ” ( Wan g et al ., 2012). Th e J S DM wa s r u n us in g
pa c k age “H ms c ” (T ik h o n ov et al . , 201 9). Baye s ia n mod e l eva lu a-
ti o n w as d o n e w it h “cod a” (P l um m e r et al . , 2 0 0 6) an d “ M C MC V i s”
( Y o un g f le s h , 2018) p ac k a ge s .
3  |  RESUL TS
We ana l ys e d d at a fr o m 6 6 b re e di n g bi r d sp e c ie s f ou n d i n B e rl in . O n
aver a ge , we fo u nd 2 9 .70 s p ec ie s p e r t r an s e c t (r an ge : 1 5–47 sp e c ie s
pe r t r an s e c t ) a n d a m e an p rev a le n ce a cr os s s p e ci e s of ci rc a 4 0 %
of t he s it e s . T we lve ou t of 6 6 s p ec ie s h a d a p r eva l e nc e of at l e as t
8 0 % , an d f ive s p e ci es we r e pr e se nt i n all t h e sit e s: co mm o n woo d
p i g e o n ( Columba palumbus ), Eu r o p e a n bl u e ti t ( Parus caeruleus ), gre at
ti t ( Parus major ), common st arling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) and common
blackbird ( T urdus merula ). C a r r io n c ro w ( Cor vus corone ) an d Eu r a si an
blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla ) we r e r ec or d e d i n 28 o u t of 29 si te s . T h e
FIG U R E 3  Ef fe c t s of a r t h ro p o d ab u n da n ce a n d env i ro n me nt al v a r ia b le s r ef l ec t in g u r ba n iz at io n g r a di e nt o n bi rd i n de x v al u e s (re la ti ve
bi rd a b un d a nc e pe r k m , s e e M et h o ds). T o s h ow t he i nt er a c ti o n , pl ot s we r e ob t a in e d by p re d ic t in g m o de l r e su lt s at t h re e l eve l s of A r t hr o p od
ab u n da n ce ( A r th . i nd e x ): l ow = m in im u m va l ue of a r t h ro p o d ab u n da n ce i n bi rd t r a n se c t s ; me d iu m = ave r a ge va l u e of ar t h ro p o d a bu n d an ce;
ma x = m a xi m um v a lu e of a r t h ro p o d ab u n da n ce i n bi rd t r a ns e c t s . S h a de d a re a co r r e sp o n ds to t h e 75% CIs
Tree cover (%
)O

pen green area (propor on)
Human populaon density (people/ha) Noise level (dBa )

(a) (b)
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ho u se sp a r row ( Passer dome sticus ) w as re co rd e d at 24 sit e s . F i ve of
th e s e sp e ci e s p r e se nt e d v a lu e s hig h e r t h a n 15 i nd i vi d ua l s p e r km :
com m o n woo d pi ge on , Eu ro p e an b lu e ti t , gr e at ti t , co m mo n bl a ck -
bir d and house sparro w . The other species with a 1 0 0% preval ence,
th e co mm o n s t a r li ng , ha d an ave r ag e r el at i ve a b u nd a n ce of 1 1 .4 in-
di v id u al s p er k m .
In general, species with higher prevalenc e also presented higher
re la t ive ab u nd a n ce (se e bird in d ex ) pe r sit e. T ak i ng into ac co un t onl y
th e si te s w it h s p e ci e s pr e se n ce , t h e aver a ge v al u e of t he b i rd i nd e x
wa s 2 . 07 i n di v id u al s p e r k m (r an ge: 0. 29 (co mm o n kes tr e l , Falc o tin -
nunculus ) - 24. 21 ( Passer domesticus ) i n di v id u al s p er k m).
T ot a l bi rd ab u nd a n ce, t ha t i s th e sum of th e re la ti ve ab u n da n ce
of all s p e ci es , d e cl in e d wi t h in c re as in g an t hr o p oge n ic di s t ur b a n ce
(noi s e an d hu ma n p op u lat i on d e nsi t y), wh il e in c re as e d wi t h na-
tu r e-l ike va r ia b le s (tr e e cover a nd p ro p o r ti o n of o p e n g r e en a re a)
an d a r th r op o d a bu n d an ce ( A pp e n di x S5: Fi g ur e S5. 2). Th e r es u lt s
re ma i ne d qu a li t at i ve ly t he s a me if we u se d sp e ci e s r i ch n e ss in s te a d
of tot a l a b un d an ce ( A p p en d i x S5: Fi gu re S5 . 3).
Bird rela tive abundance was highly impacted by ar thropod abun -
da n ce , w hi ch m o d ul at e d t he co mm u ni t y re s p on s e to e nv ir o nm e nt al
va r ia b le s (F ig u re 3). A s a ge n e r a l re sp o ns e , re la ti ve bi r d ab un d a nc e
wa s hig h e r in ar e as w it h h ig he r a r th r op o d a bu n d an ce , e sp e c ia ll y in
ar e as w it h hi gh t r e e cover (F i gu r e 3a). W he n a r t hr o po d a b un d an ce
wa s low, th e r el at i ve ab u n da n ce of b ir ds w as n e gl ig ib l y inf l u e nce d by
anthropogen ic dist urbance variables (human population and noise
le vel s) an d t r e e cove r . W h en ar th r op o d abu n da n ce was h ig h , r el at i ve
bird abun dance decre ased s harpl y with increasing anthrop ogenic
dis tu r b an ce ( Fi g ur e 3 c , d).
Our hie rarchic al JSD M revealed idios yncr atic resp onses of t he
ab u n da n ce of e a ch in di v id u al spe c ie s to th e envi ro n m en t a l var i-
ables and ar thropod abundance and t heir st atistical interaction
( A p p en d i x S 6: F ig u re s S 6 .4 , S 6 . 5 , S 6 .6 a n d S 6 .7 ). Re s p o ns e s we re
sp e ci e s-s pe c if ic , b ut s om e ge ne r a l t re n ds e me r ge t ha t a ll ow to
cl as si f y s p e ci e s i nto t hr e e g r ou p s , b a se d on th e sim il a r it y of t h ei r
re s po n se s t o a ll t h e v ar i ab l e s re f le c ti n g t he ur ba n iz at i on g r a d ie nt .
G ro u p 1 , t he ur b a n gr o up, wa s ch a r a c t er ize d b y n o or po si t ive re -
sp o ns e to in c re as in g a nt h ro p o gen i c di s t ur b a nc e l eve ls a n d a ve r y
weak ef fec t of nature-lik e va riable s ( cre dible inter va ls ov e rlapping
zer o). T hi s gro u p w a s f or m e d by 12 sp e c ie s , in cl u di ng t he c a r r io n
cr ow, t h e ho u se s p ar r ow an d t h e co mm o n bl a ck b i rd . S p ec ie s f r om
th is g r ou p o cc ur r e d on ave r a ge i n 20 o u t of 29 m on i to ri n g tr an se c t s
an d h a d a n ave r age bir d in d ex val u e of 4 . 3 8 in d i vi d ua ls/ k m . G r ou p 2 ,
t h e w o o d l a n d g r o u p , w a s s t r o n g l y a f f e c t e d b y t r e e c o v e r a n d a r t h r o -
pod abun dance ( credib le inter vals not overlapping zero ), whereas
n o i s e ha d a ne g a t i v e ef f e c t a n d t h e e f f e c t of hu m a n p o p u l a t i o n d e n -
sit y wa s not as pr on o u nc ed . S pe c ie s in th is gr o up kep t l a r ge r p o p -
ul at io ns w it h hi g h a r t h ro p o d a b u nd a n ce over t h e f u ll u r ba n iz at i on
gr a d ie nt . T his g r ou p w as f or m e d by 18 sp e ci e s , in c lu d in g t h e gr e at
ti t , t he Eur a si an b lu e ti t a n d t h e E ur a si an wr e n ( T r oglo dy tes troglo -
d y te s ). S p e ci e s fr o m g r ou p 2 , woo d l an d gr o up , o cc u r re d o n ave r a ge
in 16. 6 mo ni to r in g tr a n se c t s a n d h a d an aver age bi r d i n d ex va l u e
of 2 . 32 i nd i vi d ua l s/k m . G ro u p 3 , t h e n at u re gr o up, w as ch ar ac te r -
ize d by a n e g at ive ef f ec t of a nt h ro p oge n ic di s t ur b a n ce (n oi se le ve ls
an d/ or hu m an p op u la ti o n d en si t y) a n d p os it i ve r e sp o ns e t owa r ds
nat u re -l ike va r ia b le s (t re e cove r or o p e n g r e en a re a). T hi s la s t gr o up
wa s f or m e d by t he re ma in i ng 36 s p e ci e s a n d i nc l ud e d s p e ci e s s u ch
as t h e sk y l ar k ( A lauda arvensis ), th e n ig ht in g a le ( L usci nia mega rhyn -
chos ) and the y ellowhammer ( E m beriza citrinell a ). S p e ci e s fro m gr ou p
3 , nat u re g r ou p, o cc ur r e d o n aver age i n 9 m on it or i ng t r an se c t s a n d
ha d a n aver age b ir d i nd e x va l u e of 1.1 in di v id u al s/k m .
When ext rapolating the responses to the area of t he whole city ,
s p a t i a l pa t t e r n s b e c a m e a p p a r e n t , wi t h s p e c i e s f r o m g r o u p 2 , wo o d -
la n d gr o up, sh ow in g a d is t r i bu t io n p at te r n ve r y s im il ar to t ha t of t h e
whole community (Figure 4; for environmental var iables maps, see
A p pe n d ix S2: F i g ur e s S2 . 1 a n d S2 . 2).
The variance par titioning analysis of the explanatory variable
gr ou p s in th e JS D M sh owe d th at t he v ar i ab l e int er a c ti o ns wi t h ar -
th r op o d ab un d a nc e exp l ai ne d al mo s t 4 0 % of t h e var ia n ce (Fi gu r e 5).
Reg a rd i ng t h e o th e r gr o up s , va r ia n ce pa r t it i on in g is n ot s t r ai gh t f or -
wa rd to int e rp r et be c a u se of th e d if f er e nt g ro u p si zes ; “na tu r e-l ike
variables” and “ distur bance variables” are each represented by t wo
variables, w hile “arthropo d abundan ce ” is represe nted by one vari -
ab l e, an d th e (st at is t i c a l) “in te r a c t io n s w it h ar t h ro p o d ab un d a nc e”
are four variables. Ar t hropod abundance as single effec t addition -
al ly ex p l ai ne d on aver age 13% of th e va ri at io n , as m u c h a s e it h e r
nat u re -l ike ( 1 4%) or dis tu r b an ce va r ia b l es (1 6%). T a ki n g t h at in to
ac co un t , we c an co nf i de nt l y s ay th at ar t h ro p o d ab u nd a n ce an d it s
s t at i s t ic a l i nte r a c ti o ns w i th env ir o nm e nt a l v a r ia bl e s we r e m os t im-
por t ant f or bird community composition.
Th e a na l ys e s b as e d on t r a it v al u e s sh owe d f ewe r cl e a r re sp o n se s ,
al t ho u gh s o me p ot en ti al t r en d s ar e wor t h m e nt io ni n g ( A p p en d ix S 7 :
Fi g ur e S7 . 8 ). R eg a rd i ng di et , s p e ci e s fe e di ng o n i nve r te b r ate s
sh owe d a p osi t i ve t r en d in rel at io n to ar t h ro p o d abu n da n ce an d t r e e
cove r a n d n eg a ti ve tr en d in r e la ti o n to no is e. No tr e nd in s p e ci e s
bod y mass w as app arent . Reg ardin g migr ator y s t atu s, t he mos t p ro -
no u n ce d r e sp o ns e s w er e o b se r ve d fo r p a r t ia l m ig r a nt s, w hi ch we re
ne g at i vel y af fe c t e d by no is e an d p o si t ive l y af f e c te d by a r t h ro p o d
ab u n da n ce a nd t r e e cove r . No t r e nd w as i d e nt if i e d in b o d y m as s .
T h e as s o c i a t i o n s a m o n g bi r d s p e c i e s w i t h i n t h e c o m m u n i t y i d e n -
ti f i ed in t h e r e si d ua l v a ri a nc e of t h e J S DM wer e a ll p osi t i ve (F i gu re 6).
Th e s e non -tro p hi c ass o ci at io ns oc cu r mai nl y am on g bir d spe c ie s
wi t h hi gh p r ev al e n ce in mor e ur b a ni zed are as ( gr ou p 1 , ur b a n gr o up).
So m e po si ti ve as s oc ia ti o ns wer e als o fo un d am o n g s p e ci e s b e l on g-
in g to di f fe re n t re s p o ns e g ro u ps , w hi ch co ul d p o in t to f a ci li t at i on or
neutral co- occurre nce between those species. No competi tive in -
te r a c t io n s re su lt i ng in s pa t ia l excl u sio n we re fo u n d, a s sh ow n by th e
la ck o f ne g at i ve as s oc ia ti o ns .
4  |  DI SCUSS I ON
O ur re s ul t s h ig h li ght t h e key r ol e of t r op h ic s p ec ie s in te r a c t i on s
in wildlife communit y composition und er anthropogenic dis -
turbance. Ar thropo d abundance was the main variable driving
bird community response across t he urbanization gr adient, and
it m o d ul at ed t he ef fe c t of ant h r op o ge ni c d is t u r ba n ce o n b i rd

    
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sp e ci e s ab u n da n ce , he n ce bi rd co m m un it y co m p os it io n . T hi s is a
nove l f i n di ng , a s m os t s tu d ie s s t i ll fo c us o n e nv ir on m e nt a l v ar i -
ab l e s an d n eg l e c t b iot i c in te r a c t io n s (B at á r y e t a l. , 2018; B e ni n d e
et al . , 2 015; C a ll a gh a n e t a l ., 2 018).
A s a g en e r a l p at te r n , b ot h tot al b i rd a b un d a nc e an d s p e ci e s
ri c hn e ss we r e hi gh e r in l ow di s t ur b a nc e ar e as a nd d e c re as e d to -
wards more urbanized areas. Ar thro pod abunda nce increased bird
abundanc e in low to moderately disturbed areas, but had lit tle in -
fl u e nc e on s p e ci es i n ha b it in g t h e mo s t u r ba n ize d ar e as . T h is v ar i -
a b l e w a s a l s o t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r e x p l a i n i n g b i r d a b u n d a n c e
va r ia n ce a l on g th e ur b a ni za t io n g r a d ie nt (F ig ur e 5). Al t h o ug h
so m e s p e ci e s have die t s t h at re l y m a in l y o n pl an t s o r s e e ds , in -
ver t eb r a te s a re a n i m po r t ant res o u rce dur i ng b r e e di ng se as o n
for many birds (P each et al., 200 8; Seress et al., 2012 ). Therefor e,
ar t h ro p o d ab u nd a n ce re p re s en t s a key r e so u rc e t h at al l ows b ir d
diversit y to incre ase in les s urbanized areas . Ab ove cer t ain dis -
tu r b a nc e t h r e sh o l ds , o ur r e su l t s s ho w t h at o n ly a fe w bi rd s p e ci e s
can tolerate the anthropogenic distur bance and ov er all bird com -
mu ni t y ab un d a nc e c le a r l y d e c re a se s . A m e t a- s t ud y on ur b a n bio -
d i v e r s i t y p a t t e r n s s h o w e d n o c l e a r o v e r a l l t r e n d o f b i r d a b u n d a n c e
in r e sp o ns e to ur b a niz a ti o n as b ot h n e g at i ve an d p o si t ive t r e n ds
wer e de te c te d in a si m il ar a mo u nt of s tu d ie s (Faet h et a l. , 201 1).
O ur re s ul t s d e m on s t r at e th at f ai li ng to ex p l ic it l y con si de r p rey
availability ma y result in different relatio ns of bird abundance with
th e u r ba ni z at io n gr ad ie nt .
Ad di t io n al l y , ou r a na l ys e s of s p e ci e s t r ai t s sh owe d t h at a nt h r o-
po ge ni c di s t ur b a nc e ne g at ive l y af fe c te d sp e ci e s fe e di ng o n inve r -
te br ate s an d p ar t i al- mi gr a nt s p e ci e s, a s c or r o bo r a te d b y p r ev io u s
s tu d ie s , a lt h o u gh n o cl e a r re s p on s e wa s fo u nd f o r f ul ly m ig r a nt s p e-
ci es (C r oc i et a l ., 2 0 0 8; Evan s e t al . , 2011 ; K a r k e t al . , 20 07 ).
W e identifie d t hree groups of birds regarding their resp onses
to th e ur b a ni za t io n gr a d ie nt (F ig u re 6). W e b el ie ve ou r gro u ps 1 ,
2 a n d 3 ( bi r d s of u r b a n , wo o dl a n d a n d n at u r a l a r e a s) r e s e m b le a n d
suppo r t t he classif ic ation of wildlife s pecie s into urba n exp loit -
er s , u r b an a d a pte r s a n d u r ba n avo id e r s , re s p e c t i ve ly ( B la ir , 1 9 96;
Mc K in n ey , 20 02; S ho c ha t e t al ., 20 0 6). T h e ur b an sp e c ie s , or
ur b a n ex p lo it e r s , pe r s is t ed a t hig h a bu n d an ce u n de r h ig h dis -
turbance levels. These species, in agreement with other studies
(C a ll ag h an e t a l ., 2019; Cr o ci et a l. , 20 0 8; K ar k e t a l ., 20 07 ), a re
sm al l- to me d iu m-s ize d , h ave ma in l y sc ave n gi n g o r om ni vo ro u s
di et s a nd a r e re si d e nt sp e c ie s ( A pp e n d ix S1: T a b le S1. 1). S p e cie s
in o ur d at as e t t h at we r e cl as si f ie d a s sc ave nge r s b e l on g m ai nl y
to ge ne r a li s t an d o p p or t u ni s t ic s p e ci es a n d , th e r efo r e, t h ey a re
ex p e c t e d to ad ju s t m o re e as il y to u r b an co n di t io ns (C a ll ag ha n
et al ., 2019 ), du e t o b o l d be hav i ou r an d th e ab il it y to p r of it f ro m
an thr opo g eni c re sou rc es (E van s et al ., 20 1 1 ; Gre ggo r et al. , 20 1 6;
FIG U R E 4  Pre d ic t io n m ap s of tot al b i rd a b un d an ce (a), b ir d sp e c ie s r ic h ne s s (b) a n d ab u n da n ce of re p r e se nt at i ves f r o m th e i d en ti f i ed
th r e e gr o u ps r ef l e c t i n g ge ne r a l b ir d re s p o ns e s to u r b a ni z at io n . T h e ex a m p le s u s e d fo r e a ch g r ou p a re a s fo l lo ws : c a r r io n c row ( Cor vus corone )
fr o m gr ou p 1: u r ba n g ro u p (c); gr e at t it ( Parus major ) fro m g ro u p 2: wo o dl a n d gr o up (d) ; an d Eu r a sia n s k y la r k ( Alauda ar vens is ) fro m g ro up 3 :
nat u re g r ou p (e)
(a) abundanc e (b) richness
(c) C. corone (d) P. majo r (e) A. arvensis

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Jo k im ä k i e t al ., 2016). In te re s t i ng l y , t h is pa t t er n is pa r a ll e l t o t h at
identified for mammals, where the most opp or tunistic mesocar -
nivores c an coloniz e the urban areas (Ba teman & Fleming, 201 2;
G r as e t a l ., 2 018).
G ro u p 2 , woo dl a nd sp e ci es , or u r b an ad ap te r s , drove t h e gene r a l
pattern of communit y composition in the cit y . A lthough group 2 did
not co ns is t of the m os t wi d es p re a d or ab u nd a nt sp e ci e s , th e spe c ie s
of t hi s g ro u p we r e re l at i vel y ab u n da nt (2 . 32 i n di v id u al s/k m), wi d el y
dis tr i b ut e d an d ha d s t r on g re s p on s e s to th e u r ba n iz at io n g r a di en t
( A p p en d i x S6). T h e se s p e ci e s c a n co pe w i t h ur b a n dis tu r b an ce , at
le a s t to so m e de gr e e, a s lo ng a s th e ir ha b it at re q ui re m e nt s ar e fu l-
f il le d . O u r s t u d y wa s co n du c te d in Ber l in , w h ic h is char ac te r ize d by a
hig h a b un d a nc e of t re e s , i nc lu d in g b ig p a r k s an d wood l an d r e mn a nt s
in t h e c it y c en tr e . H oweve r , a ll o p e n a re a s in th e ce n tr e a r e h eav i ly
us e d by h um a ns . I n t hi s con te x t , on l y b ir d sp e c ie s r el ate d t o t re e s
th at c a n f in d b r a nc h e s or h ol e s hig h en o u gh to avoi d di re c t hu ma n
dis tu r b an ce c ou l d t hr i ve i n ur b a n ar e as .
G ro u p 3 , n at u re g ro u p co ns is t in g of u rb a n avoi d er s, w as f or m e d
ma in l y by sp e ci e s as s o cia te d w it h op e n h ab it at s , su c h a s t h e s k y-
la r k ( Alauda ar vensis ) (D e l H oyo, Ell iot , & S a r g at a, 20 0 4). A lt h o ug h
s o m e o f t h e s e s p e c i e s c o u l d p e r h a p s i n c r e a s e t h e i r a b u n d a n c e i n d i s -
tu r b e d a re a s , o p en ha b it at s i n a n u r ba n con te x t ar e u s ua ll y ex p o se d
to d ir e c t c on t a c t wi t h hu m an s a n d p e t s (unp u bl is h ed dat a), wh i ch
mi ght d r i ve bi rd s p e ci e s away f r o m mo r e p op u la te d ar e as .
A n i nte r es ti n g f i nd i ng of ou r st u d y i s t h e i nc l us io n of th e h o us e
sparro w in the group of urban birds, which means a lack of relati on -
sh ip w it h a r t hr o p od a b un d a nc e. A l t h ou g h it s pr e se n ce i n th e ci t ie s
can not direct ly be interpreted as adjustm ent, spar rows a re declin -
in g a c ro ss Eu ro p e a n d id en ti f y in g th e con d it io n s u n d er w hi ch t he
sp e ci e s su r v i ve s is of v it al i mp o r t a n ce f or i t s c on s er vat io n (B i rd L if e
Int e rn at i on a l, 2018). I n o ur s tu d y a re a , so me big ar ea s w it h l ow a n -
t h r o p o g e n i c d i s t u r b a n c e s t i l l p e r si s t ne a r th e c i t y ce n t r e , an d we hy -
po t he s ize tha t th e avai la bi li t y of t h e se qu ie t are a s nex t to are as wi t h
hig h a nt h ro p oge n ic r es o u rce s m ig ht mi t ig at e th e n eg at i ve ef fe c t s of
ar e as wit h hig h dis t u r ba n ce , t h us al low i ng th e sp e ci e s to pe r s is t in
th e ci t y . A n ot he r i nte r es ti ng s p e ci e s th at is u su a ll y s en si ti ve is t h e
nig ht i ng a l e, whi c h a ls o app e a r s at hig h abu n da n ce s in a re as wit h low
dis tu r b an ce an d hig h a r t h ro p o d a b u nd a n ce, hi gh li gh t in g a g ai n th e
key ro le of p r ey a b un d a nc e fo r bi rd d i ver sit y .
There is some evidence for the highest species ab undance at in -
te r me d iat e u r b an iz at i on le ve ls (Ba t á r y et a l ., 2018), an ef f e c t th at
con fo r ms wi t h t h e i nte r m e di ate di s t ur b a n ce hy p ot h e sis (C ha ce &
Wals h , 20 0 6; Co n ne l l, 1 978; H a cke r & G ai ne s , 1 997 ; Mar zl uf f, 2017 ;
Mc K in n ey , 20 0 8). I n t hi s co nte x t , t h e f i nd i ng s of h ow t h e s ize of g re e n
ar e as i n c it i e s af fe c t s bi rd ab u n da n ce o r d i ve r si t y a re s o m et i me s
con t r a di c t or i ly di sc us s e d . L ar ge r gr ee n ar e as in u r b an con te x t ar e
ex p e c t e d to hav e l ow dis tu r b an ce an d hi gh e r b i rd di ve r si t y , b u t s o me
re su l t s s h ow s ma ll g re e n p atc h e s wi t h a di ve r si t y t ha t is co m p ar a b l e
or higher than that of the big areas (Callaghan et al., 20 18; Mat thies
et al ., 2017) , w hi c h s o me t im e s ha s b e e n r el at e d to t he in te r m ed ia te
le vel s of d is t ur b a n ce in s u ch s m al l a re as . O u r f i n di n g s su g ge s t t h at
hig h bi o di ve r si t y at int er m e d iat e ur b an iz at i on l eve ls o r di f f e re n ce s
in b ir d ab u nd a n ce b et we e n gr e en a r ea s of si mi la r size m ay b e du e
to m is si ng in fl u e nt ia l v a ri a bl e s in t h e an al y se s (Fox , 2013). I f we in -
cl u de d ar th r op o d abu n d an ce or a s im il a r m e as ur e of p r ey avai la bi li t y
in t h e a na l ys e s , fo r t h e s a me r e la ti ve p r ey a bu n d an ce , l ar ge r g re e n
ar e as s h ou l d co nt a i n hi gh e r bi r d di ve r si t y . H oweve r , if t h e re i s a
di f f e re n ce i n p re y ab u n da n ce , we wo u ld ex p e c t s m al l gr e e n a re as
FIG U R E 5  Res ul t s of t he v a r ia nc e pa r t it i on i ng a na l y sis . Var ia b le s we r e gr o up e d i n fo u r gr o up s: (a nt hr o p oge n ic) d is t u r ba n ce v ar i ab l e s ,
nature- like variables, art hropod abundance and the interac tions between arthropod abundance and the en vironmental variables (Ar thropod-
env i r . i nt er a c t io n). T he v a ri a nc e ex p la i ne d by t h e s pa ti al l o c a ti o n of t he s it es (r a n d om f a c to r) is a ls o s how n . S p e ci e s na m e s ar e co l ou r - co d e d
ba se d o n t h e gr o up t h ey we r e cl as si f i ed : ur b a n bi rd s ( g re y), wo o dl an d b ir d s (or an ge) a nd n at u r a l ar e as b ir ds ( gr e en)
Random factor: Site
(mean = 0.19 )
Arthropod-envir. interactio n
(mean = 0.37 )
Arthropod abundanc e
(mean = 0.13 )
Nature-like variables
(mean = 0.14 )
Disturbance variables
(mean = 0.16 )

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wi t h hig h pre y ab un d an ce to su pp o r t hig h e r bir d dive r s it y th a n lar ge
gr e en a r e as w it h l ow p re y ab u n da n ce . In d e e d , f ai li ng t o co ns id e r
pr ey av ai la b il it y i n t he a n al y s es may re s ul t i n th e a p p ar e nt su p p or t
of th e i nte r m e di ate d is t u r b an ce hy p ot h e si s.
Reg a rd i ng t h e no n-tr o ph i c inte r a c ti o ns , we fo u nd o n ly p o sit i ve
as so c iat i on s am on g bi rd sp e c ie s . From a st a ti s t ic al p oi nt of view, th e
as so c iat i on s or co- o cc ur r e nc e pat te r ns d ete c te d by th e JS DM m ig ht
ref e r ei t h er t o re a l b iot i c in te r a c t io n s or re pr e s en t a s ha re d s p e ci e s
re s po n se to a mis si n g cov a r iat e i n t h e a na l y sis ( A b re go e t al ., 2017 ;
Do r m an n e t a l ., 2018; War to n e t a l. , 2 015). In o u r c a se , a l l t he po s-
it i vel y in te r a c t i ng sp e c ie s d ete c te d by ou r mo d e l w er e pr e s en t at
le a s t at 20 s ite s (exce p t th e n ig ht in g a le , re co r de d i n 1 9 si te s). Th is
re su l t po in t s to s p e ci e s th at c a n co p e we ll w it h t he u r b an d is t u r -
bances and, probably , are benefiting from anthropogeni c resources.
We s p e cu la te t h at th e pr es e n ce of im p or t a nt r e so u rc e s fo r ur b an
bi rd s , s uc h a s f e e de r s or ar t i f ic ia l n e s t i ng sit e s i n h ig hl y ur b a nize d
ar e as (p e r s on a l obs e r v at io n) (K a r k et al ., 20 07 ; Pl um m e r et al. , 201 9),
mi ght e x p la in t h is p at te r n fo r m o s t of t he s p e ci e s .
We did n ot f in d a ny n e g at ive a ss o ci at io n am o ng b ir d s p e ci e s .
Community responses to disturbance are scale-dependent (Chase
et al . , 2 018), an d so m e re sp o ns e s mi ght b e de te c t a bl e on l y wh e n
usi n g b r oa d sp at i al sc al e s (Pl an il l o e t al ., 2015 ). W h il e co mp e t it i ve
int er ac t io ns m ay i nf lu e n ce s p e ci es re s p on se s to u r ba ni z at io n a t
br o ad sc al e s (M ar t i n et al ., 2 018), we f oc u se d o n t h e co mm u ni t y in -
ha bi t in g t h e cit y . An ot h e r p o ss ib l e e x p la n at io n f or t he la ck of co m-
pe t it i ve i nte r a c ti o ns i s t h e p ote nt ia l s tr e ss c a us e d by an th r op o ge ni c
dis tu r b an ce ( Be a u ge ar d et a l ., 2 01 9; St r a ss e r & He a th , 2 013). It h as
be e n s how n that comm u ni t ie s u nd e r s t re s s ar e ch a r a c te r ize d by
pos iti ve rath er than nega tiv e int eracti ons (Cal la wa y et al. , 20 02 ; He
et a l ., 2 013).
O ur re s ul t s a re a ls o s u bj e c t to so m e c ave at s. We us e d d at a
on gro u n d- dwe l li ng ar t h ro p o ds as a pr ox y f or ar t h ro p o d d ive r -
sit y . T he su r vey of c a n o py-d we ll in g a r t h ro p o ds wo ul d b e int e r -
es ti ng i n f u r t h er s t u di e s . O ur da t a co m e f r om o bs e r v at io ns u nd e r
f ie l d co n d it io n s , a nd as s u ch , th ey a r e co r r el at io n al . Howe ver ,
we f i r ml y be li eve th at t h e r e s po n se s we fo u n d in th e d at a a re
FIG U R E 6  A s so c iat i on s am o n g bi rd s p e ci e s in u r b an a r ea s id e nt i f ie d by t h e JS D M , w h os e 95 CI di d n ot ove r la p zer o. A l l as s o cia ti o ns
wer e p os it i ve . S pe c ie s h ave b e en c ate go r ize d ba s ed o n t h ei r re s p o ns e gr o up (s e e r es u lt s). Th e si ze of t he d ot r e pr e s en t s t h e n um b e r of si te s
wh e re t h e s p ec ie s w as r e co rd e d (tot al 29 s it es)

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reliable , as the identified responses are coheren t with other
s tu d ie s ( A ro n so n et al. , 201 4; Be ni n de et al ., 2015; C al la g ha n
et a l ., 2 018; So l e t al . , 2014 ). C a ut i on i s al s o ne e d e d w he n i nfe r -
ri n g wh et h e r a sp e ci e s is su cc e ss f u l in a di s t ur b e d e nvi r on m e nt .
Although some species thrive in disturbed envir onment s (Prange
et a l ., 2 0 0 3; Re b ol o -I f r án et a l. , 2 01 7; S o l et a l ., 2 017 ; St r a ce y &
R o b i n s o n , 2 0 1 2 ) , a b u n d a n c e i s n o t a s y n o n y m o f a s u c c e s s f u l p o p u -
l a t i o n ( M u m m e e t a l . , 2 0 0 0 ; S t r a s s e r & H e a t h , 2 0 1 3 ) a n d w e c a n n o t
as se s s wh et h e r t h e hig h ab un d a nc es of s o m e s p e ci e s a r e r e la te d
to lo ng-ter m p o pu l at io n vi ab il it y. Di s t ur b e d ar e as s om e t im e s be -
com e ec ol og i c a l t r a p s f or wi ld li fe sp e c ie s (Ha le & Swe a r er , 201 7;
Ho ll a n de r e t a l ., 2 01 1; L ep c z y k e t al . , 2 017 ; St il lf r i ed e t al . , 2017).
Th e r efo r e, o ur s t u d y ref er s o n l y to th e ob se r ve d a bu n d an ce a nd
c a nn ot b e ex t r a po l ate d to p op u la t io n v i ab il it y .
We co n cl u de t h at hi gh i nve r te b r ate p r ey a b u nd a n ce (h e r e in -
cluded as ar thropod abundance) is a key variable for bird commu -
ni t y c om p os it i on in u r ba n ar e as , an d hi gh l eve ls of pr ey ab u n da n ce
c a n cou nte r a c t , to so m e de g re e , ne g at ive e f f e c t s of ant h r op o ge ni c
dis tu r b an ce . In th e las t 3 0 ye a r s , ins e c t a b un d a nc e h as d ec li n e d by
up to 70% (Hall mann et al., 201 7), coupled with a insectivorous bird
po p u la t io ns i n Eu ro p e d e cl i ni ng by 13% in a b un d a n ce , an d b i rd p o p -
ul at io ns i n t h e Un it ed St a te s sh ow a d e c re as e of 3 0 % i n ab u n da n ce
sin ce the las t d e c a d e s of l as t cent ur y (B owl e r et al. , 2 01 9; Ro se n b er g
et a l ., 2 01 9). A g a in s t t hi s b ac k gr o un d , o ur r e su lt s h ave cr u c ia l im -
pl ic at io ns f or s us t a in ab l e ur b a n p la n ni ng i f we wa nt t o avoi d a “si-
le nt s p r in g ” (C a r s o n , 20 0 2) in c it i e s . Kee pi n g ar e as w it h h ig h p re y
abundan ce in the cit y will help maintaining bird di versit y and thus
de c re a se the hom o ge ni z at io n p ro ce s s t h at u r b an ize d a re a s cu r r en t ly
un d e rg o (Eva ns e t a l. , 2 018; Fe re n c et al ., 201 4; M cK in n ey , 20 06).
In o rd e r to pr e se r ve b ir d bi od i ve r si t y in ur b a n ar ea s , nat i ve an d d i-
ver s e ar t h r op o d co mm u ni t ie s sh o ul d be e nc ou r a ge d in gr e en sp a ce s .
Additiona lly , a healthy bird community will help in the biotic control
of insect pes t s, preven ting damage to veg et ation. W e suggest some
ma na ge m e nt ac t io ns : i n cr e as e inve r te b r at e a b un d a nc e i n ur b a n
pa r k s t h ro u gh th e i ns t al la t io n o r ma in te na n ce of s tr uc t ur e s fo r a r -
thropod sur vival by an appropriate habitat management, for exam -
pl e e x t en si ve o r re d u ce d mo wi ng , le ave d e ad woo d an d s to n e s , wa l ls
as n es ti n g su bs t r a te s , pr e s er ve w a s te la n d s an d de c r ea s e or avo id
the us e of pes ticid es; incre ase t he habit at diver sit y fo r birds by pro -
vi di n g b ot h fo r e s te d ( in c lu d in g d e ad wo od ) a n d o p en gr e en ar e as i n
urban parks; and decrease anthropogen ic disturbance, such as noi se
or human densit y in some de signated core areas to allow the regen -
er a t io n of s en si ti ve s p e ci e s .
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bi rd dat a , a n d t o a ll t he vol u nte e r s wh o c ol l ec te d an d i d e nt if i e d i n-
ver t eb r a te sp e c ie s in B e r li n gr a ss la n ds . T h e wor k w as f un d e d by th e
G er m a n Fed e r a l Mi ni s t r y of Ed uc at io n an d Re s e ar c h BM B F wi t hi n
th e C ol la b o r at i ve P ro je c t " B ri d gi ng i n B io d i ver sit y S ci e nc e—B I B S"
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