Birdlife in the urban environment: ecological and socio-economic indicator

This dataset documents bird communities across different districts of the city of Montpellier (France). Standardized surveys were conducted during winter and spring in 2005 and 2006 to assess the effects of urbanization, landscape structure, and vegetation cover on urban avifauna. The dataset includes: Biological data: species composition and abundance of bird communities per sampling point, by season (winter, spring) and by year. Environmental conditions: information related to building density and age, vegetation indices, and urban landscape characteristics (collected during the study but not included in this published dataset). These data were produced as part of Sabina Caula’s PhD research, which explored urban birds as ecological and socio-economic indicators. The project aimed to analyze how urbanization and landscape structure influence bird biodiversity and the ecological quality of urban green spaces in Montpellier. The dataset provides a reproducible baseline for assessing long-term changes in bird communities and urban landscapes over time. License: CC BY 4.0 Contacts: Jean-Louis Martin (ORCID), Aurélien Besnard (ORCID)