Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress
Urban ecological studies, including focus on cities, suburbs, and exurbs, while having deep
roots in the early to mid 20th century, have burgeoned in the last several decades. We use …
roots in the early to mid 20th century, have burgeoned in the last several decades. We use …
Novel urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation
I Kowarik - Environmental pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
With increasing urbanization the importance of cities for biodiversity conservation grows.
This paper reviews the ways in which biodiversity is affected by urbanization and discusses …
This paper reviews the ways in which biodiversity is affected by urbanization and discusses …
Effects of the spatial configuration of trees on urban heat mitigation: A comparative study
Urban greenspace has significant cooling effects on urban heat. Recent studies
investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show significant, but …
investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show significant, but …
Does spatial configuration matter? Understanding the effects of land cover pattern on land surface temperature in urban landscapes
The effects of land cover composition on land surface temperature (LST) have been
extensively documented. Few studies, however, have examined the effects of land cover …
extensively documented. Few studies, however, have examined the effects of land cover …
Prevalent vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment
Urbanization, a dominant global demographic trend, leads to various changes in
environments (eg, atmospheric CO2 increase, urban heat island). Cities experience global …
environments (eg, atmospheric CO2 increase, urban heat island). Cities experience global …
Ecological and evolutionary responses to recent climate change
C Parmesan - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Ecological changes in the phenology and distribution of plants and animals are occurring in
all well-studied marine, freshwater, and terrestrial groups. These observed changes are …
all well-studied marine, freshwater, and terrestrial groups. These observed changes are …
Evaluation of the potential of MODIS satellite data to predict vegetation phenology in different biomes: An investigation using ground-based NDVI measurements
G Hmimina, E Dufrêne, JY Pontailler… - Remote sensing of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Vegetation phenology is the study of the timing of seasonal events that are considered to be
the result of adaptive responses to climate variations on short and long time scales. In the …
the result of adaptive responses to climate variations on short and long time scales. In the …
Performance comparisons of co-occurring native and alien invasive plants: implications for conservation and restoration
CC Daehler - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In the search to identify factors that make some plant species troublesome
invaders, many studies have compared various measures of native and alien invasive plant …
invaders, many studies have compared various measures of native and alien invasive plant …
Relationships between land cover and the surface urban heat island: seasonal variability and effects of spatial and thematic resolution of land cover data on predicting …
We investigated the seasonal variability of the relationships between land surface
temperature (LST) and land use/land cover (LULC) variables, and how the spatial and …
temperature (LST) and land use/land cover (LULC) variables, and how the spatial and …
Assessing the effect of green cover spatial patterns on urban land surface temperature using landscape metrics approach
A Asgarian, BJ Amiri, Y Sakieh - Urban Ecosystems, 2015 - Springer
The present study was aimed to investigate how and to what extent urban land surface
temperature (ULST) is affected by spatial pattern of green cover patch in an urban ambient …
temperature (ULST) is affected by spatial pattern of green cover patch in an urban ambient …