Rates of urbanisation and the resiliency of air and water quality
Global human population and urban development are increasing at unprecedented rates
and creating tremendous stress on local, regional, and global air and water quality …
and creating tremendous stress on local, regional, and global air and water quality …
The effects of urban patterns on ecosystem function
M Alberti - International regional science review, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban ecological systems are characterized by complex interactions among social,
economic, institutional, and environmental variables. These interactions generate complex …
economic, institutional, and environmental variables. These interactions generate complex …
Ecological resilience in urban ecosystems: Linking urban patterns to human and ecological functions
M Alberti, JM Marzluff - Urban ecosystems, 2004 - Springer
Urban ecosystems evolve over time and space as the outcome of dynamic interactions
between socio-economic and biophysical processes operating over multiple scales. The …
between socio-economic and biophysical processes operating over multiple scales. The …
Urbanization and homogenization–comparing the floras of urban and rural areas in Germany
The process of urbanization has resulted in an expansion of alien plant species and
declines of native species, in particular already rare species. These processes may cause a …
declines of native species, in particular already rare species. These processes may cause a …
Urban domestic gardens (VI): environmental correlates of invertebrate species richness
Domestic gardens associated with residential zones form a major component of
undeveloped land in towns and cities. Such gardens may play a vital role in maintaining …
undeveloped land in towns and cities. Such gardens may play a vital role in maintaining …
Urban domestic gardens (V): relationships between landcover composition, housing and landscape
The contribution to urban green space by private or domestic gardens in residential zones
was investigated in the city of Sheffield, UK, as part of a wider study of the garden resource …
was investigated in the city of Sheffield, UK, as part of a wider study of the garden resource …
Human-caused impact on preserved vegetation
H Sukopp - Landscape and urban planning, 2004 - Elsevier
Climate, soil, air, and water in cities respond sensitively to human impacts that are usually
much stronger than in rural areas. In spite of the multitude of impacts cities are quite rich in …
much stronger than in rural areas. In spite of the multitude of impacts cities are quite rich in …
Urban domestic gardens (VIII): environmental correlates of invertebrate abundance
Domestic gardens associated with residential zones form a major component of vegetated
land in towns and cities. Such gardens may play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity in …
land in towns and cities. Such gardens may play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity in …
Traits of British alien and native urban plants
K Thompson, MA McCarthy - Journal of Ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 As urbanization accelerates, interest is growing in the traits of urban plants. We
classified 822 UK vascular plants on the basis of their occurrence along an urban–rural …
classified 822 UK vascular plants on the basis of their occurrence along an urban–rural …
Forging a new alliance between succession and restoration
LRR Walker, J Walker, R Moral - Linking restoration and ecological …, 2007 - Springer
How does succession take place, after all, and what are the adaptive cycles, if any, and the
feedback systems, assembly rules and other inherent functional, evolutionary or simply …
feedback systems, assembly rules and other inherent functional, evolutionary or simply …