Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management
Cities play important roles in the conservation of global biodiversity, particularly through the
planning and management of urban green spaces (UGS). However, UGS management is …
planning and management of urban green spaces (UGS). However, UGS management is …
Human–nature interactions and the consequences and drivers of provisioning wildlife
Many human populations are undergoing an extinction of experience, with a progressive
decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss of opportunity for …
decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss of opportunity for …
The biological deserts fallacy: cities in their landscapes contribute more than we think to regional biodiversity
Cities are both embedded within and ecologically linked to their surrounding landscapes.
Although urbanization poses a substantial threat to biodiversity, cities also support many …
Although urbanization poses a substantial threat to biodiversity, cities also support many …
The importance of street trees to urban avifauna
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 …
considerable component of urban forests throughout the world. Street trees provide …
Native plants improve breeding and foraging habitat for an insectivorous bird
Understanding how introduced plants reduce food web complexity is critical to effective
conservation management within human-dominated systems. In urban breeding birds, the …
conservation management within human-dominated systems. In urban breeding birds, the …
Population impacts of free‐ranging domestic cats on mainland vertebrates
Domestic cats (Felis catus) have contributed to at least 63 vertebrate extinctions, pose a
major hazard to threatened vertebrates worldwide, and transmit multiple zoonotic diseases …
major hazard to threatened vertebrates worldwide, and transmit multiple zoonotic diseases …
Urban residents' perceptions of birds in the neighborhood: Biodiversity, cultural ecosystem services, and disservices
JA Belaire, LM Westphal, CJ Whelan… - The Condor …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, cities are often where we come into contact
with the natural world—not just in parks and urban nature preserves, but in more familiar …
with the natural world—not just in parks and urban nature preserves, but in more familiar …
Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental USA
Urbanization has a homogenizing effect on biodiversity and leads to communities with fewer
native species and lower conservation value. However, few studies have explored whether …
native species and lower conservation value. However, few studies have explored whether …
Denser and greener cities: Green interventions to achieve both urban density and nature
Green spaces in urban areas—like remnant habitat, parks, constructed wetlands, and street
trees—supply multiple benefits. Many studies show green spaces in and near urban areas …
trees—supply multiple benefits. Many studies show green spaces in and near urban areas …
Urban socioeconomic inequality and biodiversity often converge, but not always: A global meta-analysis
It is through urban biodiversity that the majority of humans experience nature on a daily
basis. As cities expand globally, it is increasingly important to understand how biodiversity is …
basis. As cities expand globally, it is increasingly important to understand how biodiversity is …