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 …

▪ Abstract Ecological studies of terrestrial urban systems have been approached along
several kinds of contrasts: ecology in as opposed to ecology of cities; biogeochemical …

How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …

The contrast between ecology in cities and ecology of cities has emphasized the increasing
scope of urban ecosystem research. Ecology in focuses on terrestrial and aquatic patches …

When measured by extent and intensity, urbanization is one of the most homogenizing of all
major human activities. Cities homogenize the physical environment because they are built …

I examined the distribution and abundance of bird species across an urban gradient, and
concomitant changes in community structure, by censuring summer resident bird …

We cannot confine ourselves to the so-called “natural” entities and ignore the processes and
expressions of vegetation now so abundantly provided by man. Such a course is not …

The association of biodiversity and urban ecosystems has usually concerned the impact of
urbanization on biodiversity. However, biodiversity concepts can easily be applied to the …

Urban areas harbour diverse nature ranging from semi-natural habitats to wastelands, parks
and other highly human-influenced biotopes with their associated species assemblages …

This paper is a review of research in Chicago that linked analyses of vegetation structure
with forest functions and values. During 1991, the regions trees removed an estimated 5575 …