Large trees are considered keystone structures in agricultural and forestry production
landscapes, but research demonstrating this in urban landscapes is urgently needed. If …

Aim The biodiversity value of scattered trees in modified landscapes is often overlooked in
planning and conservation decisions. We conducted a multitaxa study to determine how …

Scattered trees are declining in agricultural landscapes worldwide. They are considered
keystone structures because their effect on ecosystem functioning is believed to be …

A significant decline in biodiversity is associated with the current and upcoming degree of
urbanization. A challenging strategy to address this conflict is to make urban growth …

The rapid expansion of urban landscapes has significant consequences for wildlife. Habitat
loss and fragmentation cause significant loss of species richness. While remnant fragments …

Urbanisation is a rapidly growing phenomenon that is affecting global biodiversity, but the
integration of conservation goals into urban planning can minimise ecological damage …

Street trees are public resources planted in a municipality's right‐of‐way and are a
considerable component of urban forests throughout the world. Street trees provide …

Land development contributes to the clearance of large trees that are sometimes offset with
many smaller trees as compensatory wildlife habitat. But are many smaller trees a valid …

The desire to improve urban sustainability is motivating many city planners to adopt growth
strategies that increase residential density, leading to substantial changes to urban …

A functional network of green space is important for the maintenance of the ecological
dimension of a sustainable urban landscape. We used avian ecological diversity as a proxy …