Luis Sandoval

San José

Luis Sandoval is a researcher and professor at Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica. His research focuses on urban ecology, animal communication, and behavior and natural history of birds.

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When You Sing You Want Noise and Bright Lights? Singing Behavior of Urban Frogs

Biodiversity, Central America, Conservation, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Sound, South America
How Big Is My House in the City? Animal Territory Size Inside Urban Areas

Awareness, Birds, Conservation, South America
Our goal is to empower cities to plan for a positive natural future. What is one specific action that should be taken to achieve this goal?

Africa, Agriculture, Architecture, Art, Asia, Awareness, Biodiversity, Biophilia, Communities, Conservation, Culture, Design, Development, Experiencing Nature, Justice, Parks, Participation/Democracy, Planning, Policy, Pollution, Resilience, South America, Sustainability, Water
Urban Habitat Management that Could Attract Species that Otherwise Avoid Cities

Biodiversity, Birds, Central America, Design, South America
Singing in the Noise

Awareness, Biodiversity, Experiencing Nature, Health, Pollution, What is urban nature?, Wildlife People Interactions
Our Garbage, Their Homes: Artificial Material as Nesting Material

Birds, Conservation, Ecosystem services, Infrastructure, Waste, What is urban nature?, Wildlife People Interactions
What are the unifying elements of an urban ecology of the Global South and geographic south? Are they different than those in the north?

Biodiversity, Development, Ecosystem services, Governance, Infrastructure, Justice, Livability, Policy, Sustainability
Native Versus Alien Species in Fragmented Urban Natural Habitats: Who’s Winning?

Biodiversity, Corridors, Ecosystem services, Invasive Species