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Urbanization takes a bigger toll on bird diversity in the tropics than it does at other latitudes, study finds

Urbanization takes a bigger toll on bird diversity in the tropics than it does at other latitudes, study finds

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 22:40 UTC. The headline in use is “Urbanization takes a bigger toll on bird diversity in the tropics than it does at other latitudes, study finds”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

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Researchers at McGill University have found that urbanization is weakening one of Earth's most enduring ecological patterns: the tendency for biodiversity to increase toward the tropics, a pattern known as the latitudinal diversity gradient.

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