Outstanding challenges for urban conservation research and action
Researchers, advocates and policymakers have proposed urban conservation as an
emerging, integrative discipline that can contribute to sustainable cities by delivering co …
emerging, integrative discipline that can contribute to sustainable cities by delivering co …
Town and country reptiles: a review of reptilian responses to urbanization
The majority of the world population is now inhabiting urban areas, and with staggering
population growth, urbanization is also increasing. While the work studying the effects of …
population growth, urbanization is also increasing. While the work studying the effects of …
[HTML][HTML] Urban forest invertebrates: how they shape and respond to the urban environment
Invertebrates comprise the most diversified animal group on Earth. Due to their long
evolutionary history and small size, invertebrates occupy a remarkable range of ecological …
evolutionary history and small size, invertebrates occupy a remarkable range of ecological …
Sharing or sparing? How should we grow the world's cities?
There has long been a debate amongst conservation biologists about how agricultural land
use should be distributed spatially. Advocates of land sparing argue that high‐intensity food …
use should be distributed spatially. Advocates of land sparing argue that high‐intensity food …
Human behaviour as a long-term ecological driver of non-human evolution
Due to our intensive subsistence and habitat-modification strategies—including broad-
spectrum harvesting and predation, widespread landscape burning, settlement construction …
spectrum harvesting and predation, widespread landscape burning, settlement construction …
Diversity of wild bees supports pollination services in an urbanized landscape
Plantings in residential neighborhoods can support wild pollinators. However, it is unknown
how effectively wild pollinators maintain pollination services in small, urban gardens with …
how effectively wild pollinators maintain pollination services in small, urban gardens with …
Socio‐ecological drivers of multiple zoonotic hazards in highly urbanized cities
The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of
pathogen spillover from wildlife to human hosts, particularly in densely populated urban …
pathogen spillover from wildlife to human hosts, particularly in densely populated urban …
Hormones in the city: endocrine ecology of urban birds
F Bonier - Hormones and Behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Urbanization dramatically changes the landscape, presenting organisms with novel
challenges and often leading to reduced species diversity. Urban ecologists have …
challenges and often leading to reduced species diversity. Urban ecologists have …
Socio-economics and vegetation change in urban ecosystems: patterns in space and time
GW Luck, LT Smallbone, R O'Brien - Ecosystems, 2009 - Springer
Abstract By 2050, 70% of the Earth's human population will live in urban areas. Urbanization
can have a devastating impact on local ecosystems, but these impacts vary across time and …
can have a devastating impact on local ecosystems, but these impacts vary across time and …
[HTML][HTML] Public perceptions and attitudes toward urban wildlife encounters–A decade of change
SM Basak, MS Hossain, DT O'Mahony… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Europe is currently undergoing dynamic land use changes causing the expansion of urban
habitat, which is driving wildlife species to colonise conurbations, resulting in an increased …
habitat, which is driving wildlife species to colonise conurbations, resulting in an increased …