The direct interactions between people and nature are critically important in many ways, with
growing attention particularly on their impacts on human health and wellbeing (both positive …

The ubiquitous fungi belonging to the genus Aspergillus are able to proliferate in a large
number of environments on organic substrates. The spores of these opportunistic …

Participation in conservation citizen science projects is growing rapidly and approaches to
project design are diversifying. There has been a recent shift towards projects characterised …

The feeding of garden birds is a popular and accessible means of connecting with wildlife in
urban environments in the United Kingdom. Past research has found that the main …

Provisioning of wildlife with food, water and breeding sites is a globally ubiquitous
phenomenon. While some provisioning is targeted at single species of conservation …

Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

There is a multi-billion dollar global industry dedicated to feeding wild birds in residential
gardens. This extraordinary boost to food resources is almost certainly reshaping entire bird …

Around 56% of the world's population live in cities, with rapid urbanisation in developing
regions. However, most ecological studies focus on developed countries. Here, we conduct …

Simple Summary A sound understanding of wildlife health is required to inform disease
management and mitigation measures in order to help safeguard public, livestock …

The provision of anthropogenic food to wildlife is a global phenomenon, and intentional wild
bird feeding has become increasingly popular in the last decades. Though there is …