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 …

In the face of accelerating urbanization, urban ecology is an important multidisciplinary
science for developing future cities, with roots in many fields of research. In light of the …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Urban environments are often seen as unique or degraded habitats that both present
hardships for some sensitive species and provide opportunities to others. Non-indigenous …

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) can pose severe threats to biodiversity and stability of
native ecosystems, therefore, predicting the distribution of the IAPS plays a crucial role in …

Ecotourism is a useful concept, but not a very well defined one. It has been debated in
theory and attempted in practice for nearly two decades. Its key goal is to reduce the net …

Evaluations ecosystem health-based field studies can assist decision-makers in formulating
more targeted conservation policies to better manage ecosystems and landscape. To …

Most species introductions are not expected to result in invasion, and species that are
invasive in one area are frequently not invasive in others. However, cases of introduced …

The introduction and success of non‐native species are both a consequence and a cause of
rapid global change. Humans have created novel ecosystems through environmental …

Urban areas are among the land use types with the highes richness in plant species. A main
feature of urban floras is the high proportion of non‐native species with often divergent …