Many scientific studies on urban green space start with stressing the multiple benefits of
parks and other green areas (Lyytimäki and Sipilä, 2009). There is general agreement, at …

Aim Urban environments around the world share many features in common, including the
local extinction of native plant species. We tested the hypothesis that similarity in …

Alien species are often first introduced to urban areas, so it is unsurprising that towns and
cities are often hotspots for invasions. However, while large cities are usually the first sites of …

本文综述了城市化对植物多样性影响的研究进展. 随着全球特别是发展中国家城市化水平的提高
, 城市化对生物多样性的影响逐渐引起了人们的重视. 城市化造成了本土植物物种的丢失和外来 …

Private domestic gardens contribute substantially to the biodiversity of urban areas and
benefit human health and well-being. We previously reported a study of 267 gardens across …

Spatiotemporal patterns in species diversity have intrigued ecologists for many decades
(MacArthur 1965; Brown 1981; Gaston 2000). These patterns occur at a variety of scales, for …

Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading
cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because the effects of urbanization …

Anthropogenic activities have weakened biogeographical barriers to dispersal resulting in
the global spread and establishment of an increasing number of non‐native species. We …

Urbanization involves the conversion of natural habitats into human‐modified ecosystems
and is known to reduce the diversity and abundance of indigenous plant and animal …

Despite the appearance of an enormous number of publications about urban ecology and
species diversity, many issues are simply opened up rather than explained. The ecological …