Conservation research has historically been aimed at preserving high value natural habitats,
but urbanization and its associated impacts have prompted broader mandates that include …

The role biodiversity plays in the provision of ecosystem services is widely recognized, yet
few ecological studies have identified characteristics of natural systems that support and …

Urban green spaces, such as forest fragments, vacant lots, and community gardens, are
increasingly highlighted as biodiversity refuges and are of growing interest to conservation …

Insects are key components of urban ecological networks and are greatly impacted by
anthropogenic activities. Yet, few studies have examined how insect functional groups …

Urban areas are a particular landscape matrix characterized by a fine-grained spatial
arrangement of very diverse habitats (urban mosaic). We investigated arthropods to analyse …

Urbanization and urban landscape diversity influence arthropods, but the influence of
landscape factors differs based on arthropod life history strategies and the spatial scale of …

The expansion of urban areas is occurring globally, but not all city neighborhoods are
gaining population. Because of economic decline and the recent foreclosure crisis, many US …

There is a demand for mechanistic studies to explore underlying drivers behind observed
patterns of biodiversity in urban areas. We describe a two‐year field experiment in which we …

1. Urbanisation and agricultural intensification cause the replacement of natural ecosystems
but might also create novel habitats in urban and rural ecosystems promoting some insect …

Despite being conspicuous and influential features of the biosphere, urban ecosystems
have been neglected in ecological research. Arthropods are abundant in urban settings, but …