Latitudinal effects of anthropogenic factors driving raptor species richness across the American continent

Aim Geographic gradients in species richness have been traditionally attributed to variation in environmental conditions. However, untangling the importance of human activities in explaining spatial patterns in raptor species richness, still remains a challenge. We evaluated the relative importance of how human impacts and ecogeographical conditions shape the latitudinal patterns of resident ( n = 140) and migratory ( n = 35) raptor species...