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1. Alba Riccardo (Componente)
2. Bajno Luca (Componente)
3. Caprio Enrico (Componente)
4. Chamberlain Daniel Edward (Componente)
5. Cochis Francesca (Componente)
6. Ferrario Valeria (Componente)
7. Marcolin Fabio (Componente)
8. Mermillon Camille (Componente)
9. Fragomeni Andrea (Componente)
10. Regaiolo Irene (Componente)
11. Vertua Irene (Componente)
12. Treccani Lisa (Componente)

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Settore ERC

Attività

English

Bird Lab Torino investigates bird ecology across alpine and urban environments. In mountain systems, we study the breeding and migratory ecology of the Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), the effects of natural disturbances and anthropogenic pressures on bird assemblages, and the fine-scale habitat and microclimatic drivers of reproductive success. In urban environments, we examine how bird communities vary across the urban gradient, how land-use and park management strategies shape biodiversity, and the ecological impacts of alien bird species at multiple spatial scales. Across all our research, we are committed to linking ecological and social dimensions of biodiversity, including through citizen science initiatives aimed at making cities more equitable and nature-friendly.

Italiano

Bird Lab Torino studia l'ecologia degli uccelli negli ambienti alpini e urbani. Nei sistemi montani, analizziamo l'ecologia riproduttiva e migratoria del Culbianco (Oenanthe oenanthe), gli effetti dei disturbi naturali e delle pressioni antropiche sulle comunità ornitiche, e i fattori microclimatici e strutturali che determinano il successo riproduttivo. In ambito urbano, esaminiamo come le comunità di uccelli variano lungo il gradiente urbano, come le strategie di uso del suolo e la gestione dei parchi influenzino la biodiversità, e gli impatti ecologici delle specie aliene a diverse scale spaziali. Trasversale a tutta la nostra ricerca è l'impegno a collegare le dimensioni ecologiche e sociali della biodiversità, anche attraverso programmi di citizen science volti a rendere le città più eque e a misura di natura.

Prodotti della ricerca

Alba, R., Marcolin, F., Ferrario, V., Assandri, G., Ilahiane, L., Cochis, F., ... & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Urban bird diversity and ecosystem services are shaped by fine-scale habitat features. npj Urban Sustainability.

Regaiolo, I., Amar, A., Batáry, P., Reynolds, C., Henry, D. A., Caprio, E., & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Wealth and wildlife in cities: How economic and demographic drivers influence global urban environmental injustice. People and Nature, 7(12), 3142-3153.

Assandri, G., Alba, R., Bajno, L., Brambilla, M., Caprio, E., Cochis, F., ... & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Designing the biodiversity-friendly city of the future: An avian community perspective on land sharing and land sparing. Landscape and Urban Planning, 263, 105462.

Alba, R., Marcolin, F., Assandri, G., Ilahiane, L., Cochis, F., Brambilla, M., ... & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Different traits shape winners and losers in urban bird assemblages across seasons. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1-11.

Marcolin, F., Segurado, P., Chamberlain, D., & Reino, L. (2023). Testing the links between bird diversity, alien species and disturbance within a human‐modified landscape. Ecography, e06886. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06886

Orlando, G., & Chamberlain, D. (2023). Tawny Owl Strix aluco Distribution in the Urban Landscape: The Effect of Habitat, Noise and Light Pollution. Acta Ornithologica, 57(2), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.3161/00016454AO2022.57.2.005

Fraissinet, M., Ancillotto, L., Migliozzi, A., Capasso, S., Bosso, L., Chamberlain, D. E., & Russo, D. (2023). Responses of avian assemblages to spatiotemporal landscape dynamics in urban ecosystems. Landscape Ecology, 38(1), 293-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01550-5

Lakatos, T., Chamberlain, D. E., Garamszegi, L. Z., & Batary, P. (2022). No place for ground-dwellers in cities: A meta-analysis on bird functional traits. Global Ecology and Conservation, 38, e02217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02217

Reynolds, C., Byrne, M. J., Chamberlain, D. E., Howes, C. G., Seymour, C. L., Sumasgutner, P., & Taylor, P. J. (2021). Urban animal diversity in the Global South. Urban ecology in the global south, 169-202. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67650-6_7

Chamberlain, D., Reynolds, C., Amar, A., Henry, D., Caprio, E., & Batáry, P. (2020). Wealth, water and wildlife: Landscape aridity intensifies the urban luxury effect. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(9), 1595-1605.  https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13122

Chamberlain, D. E., Henry, D. A., Reynolds, C., Caprio, E., & Amar, A. (2019). The relationship between wealth and biodiversity: A test of the Luxury Effect on bird species richness in the developing world. Global change biology, 25(9), 3045-3055.  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14682

Batáry, P., Kurucz, K., Suarez‐Rubio, M., & Chamberlain, D. E. (2018). Non‐linearities in bird responses across urbanization gradients: A meta‐analysis. Global Change Biology, 24(3), 1046-1054.  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13964

Chamberlain, D., Kibuule, M., Skeen, R. Q., & Pomeroy, D. (2018). Urban bird trends in a rapidly growing tropical city. Ostrich, 89(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2018.1489908

Chamberlain, D., Kibuule, M., Skeen, R., & Pomeroy, D. (2017). Trends in bird species richness, abundance and biomass along a tropical urbanization gradient. Urban Ecosystems, 20, 629-638. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-016-0621-6

Mermillon, C., Yannic, G., Sander, M. M., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Assessing the effect of male age on breeding performance in an Alpine population of Northern Wheatears Oenanthe oenanthe. Bird Study, 72(4), 371-384.

Alba, R., & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Elevational shifts in bird communities reveal the limits of Alpine protected areas under climate change. Biological Conservation, 309, 111267.

Lopez, D., Chamberlain, D., Requena, E., Rosselli, D., & Alba, R. (2025). Ski‐pistes can compensate for the climate change‐driven loss of bird communities of avalanche tracks in the Alps. Ibis, 167(3), 679-694.

Alba, R., Sander, M. M., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2024). High-elevation habitats are important for birds during the post-breeding migration period in the Alps. Journal of Ornithology, 165(2), 521-531.

Alba, R., Chamberlain, D., Rosselli, D., & Sander, M. M. (2023). Habitat Quality Drives the Spatio-Temporal Occupation of a Migratory Songbird, the Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, in Alpine Grasslands. Ardeola, 71(1), 61-80. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.71.1.2024.ra4

Chamberlain, D., Lehikoinen, A., & Martin, K. (Eds.). (2023). Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Birds. Cambridge University Press. 

Alba, R., Oddi, L., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2023). Avalanches create unique habitats for birds in the European Alps. Journal of Ornithology, 164(2), 377-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-02039-3

Sander, M. M., Jähnig, S., Lisovski, S., Mermillon, C., Alba, R., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2023). High nest failure but better nestling quality for early breeders in an alpine population of Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). Ibis, 165(1), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13133

Rime, Y., Nussbaumer, R., Briedis, M., Sander, M. M., Chamberlain, D., Amrhein, V., ... & Meier, C. M. (2023). Multi-sensor geolocators unveil global and local movements in an Alpine-breeding long-distance migrant. Movement Ecology, 11(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00381-6

Requena, E., Alba, R., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2022). Avalanche tracks are key habitats for the Rock Bunting Emberiza cia in the Alps. Ardeola, 69(2), 203-217. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.69.2.2022.ra2

Alba, R., Kasoar, T., Chamberlain, D., Buchanan, G., Thompson, D., & Pearce‐Higgins, J. W. (2022). Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe. Ibis, 164(3), 635-648.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13043

Sander, M. M., Chamberlain, D., Mermillon, C., Alba, R., Jähnig, S., Rosselli, D., ... & Lisovski, S. (2021). Early breeding conditions followed by reduced breeding success despite timely arrival in an alpine migratory songbird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 676506. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.676506

Alba, R., Assandri, G., Boano, G., Cravero, F., & Chamberlain, D. E. (2021). An assessment of the current and historical distribution of the Corncrake Crex crex in the Western Italian Alps. Avocetta, 45(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.30456/AVO2021101

Mermillon, C., Jähnig, S., Sander, M. M., Alba, R., Rosselli, D., & Chamberlain, D. (2021). Variations in niche breadth and position of alpine birds along elevation gradients in the European Alps. Ardeola, 69(1), 41-58. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.69.1.2022.ra3

Vallino, C., Caprio, E., Genco, F., Chamberlain, D., Palestrini, C., Roggero, A., ... & Rolando, A. (2020). Flocking of Foraging Yellow-Billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax Graculus Reflects the Availability of Grasshoppers and the Extent of Human Influence in High Elevation Ecosystems. Ardeola, 68(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.68.1.2021.ra4

Jähnig, S., Sander, M. M., Caprio, E., Rosselli, D., Rolando, A., & Chamberlain, D. (2020). Microclimate affects the distribution of grassland birds, but not forest birds, in an Alpine environment. Journal of Ornithology, 161, 677-689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01778-5

Sander, M. M., & Chamberlain, D. (2020). Evidence for intraspecific phenotypic variation in songbirds along elevation gradients in central Europe. Ibis, 162(4), 1355-1362. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12843

Chamberlain, D., Gobbi, M., Negro, M., Caprio, E., Palestrini, C., Pedrotti, L., ... & Rolando, A. (2020). Trait‐modulated decline of carabid beetle occurrence along elevational gradients across the European Alps. Journal of Biogeography, 47(5), 1030-1040.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13792

Vallino, C., Caprio, E., Genco, F., Chamberlain, D., Palestrini, C., Roggero, A., ... & Rolando, A. (2019). Behavioural responses to human disturbance in an alpine bird. Journal of Ornithology, 160, 763-772. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01660-z

Jähnig, S., Alba, R., Vallino, C., Rosselli, D., Pittarello, M., Rolando, A., & Chamberlain, D. (2018). The contribution of broadscale and finescale habitat structure to the distribution and diversity of birds in an Alpine forest-shrub ecotone. Journal of Ornithology, 159, 747-759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1549-9

Chamberlain, D., Brambilla, M., Caprio, E., Pedrini, P., & Rolando, A. (2016). Alpine bird distributions along elevation gradients: the consistency of climate and habitat effects across geographic regions. Oecologia, 181, 1139-1150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-016-3637-y

Caprio, E., Chamberlain, D., & Rolando, A. (2016). Ski-piste revegetation promotes partial bird community recovery in the European Alps. Bird Study, 63(4), 470-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2016.1216520