Ecological responses to habitat fragmentation per se

L Fahrig - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
For this article, I reviewed empirical studies finding significant ecological responses to
habitat fragmentation per se—in other words, significant responses to fragmentation …

A survey of multiple interactions between plants and the urban environment

S Fineschi, F Loreto - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It is well-acknowledged that plants in urban areas provide multiple ecosystem services. They
contribute improving ambient quality and mitigating negative impacts of human presence …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem services: Urban parks under a magnifying glass

T Mexia, J Vieira, A Príncipe, A Anjos, P Silva… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban areas' population has grown during the last century and it is expected that over 60%
of the world population will live in cities by 2050. Urban parks provide several ecosystem …

Increasing biodiversity in urban green spaces through simple vegetation interventions

CG Threlfall, L Mata, JA Mackie, AK Hahs… - Journal of applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cities are rapidly expanding world‐wide and there is an increasing urgency to protect urban
biodiversity, principally through the provision of suitable habitat, most of which is in urban …

Perceptions of park visitors on access to urban parks and benefits of green spaces

S Basu, H Nagendra - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
There has been limited research on understanding access to public green spaces in cities of
the global South. In a study in Hyderabad, India, we interview visitors in four parks to …

The importance of scattered trees for biodiversity conservation: A global meta‐analysis

JA Prevedello, M Almeida‐Gomes… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Scattered trees are thought to be keystone structures for biodiversity in landscapes world‐
wide. However, such trees have been largely neglected by researchers and their importance …

Multiple ecosystem service synergies and landscape mediation of biodiversity within urban agroecosystems

S Jha, M Egerer, P Bichier, H Cohen, H Liere… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem services (ESs) are essential for human well‐being, especially in urban areas
where 60% of the global population will live by 2030. While urban habitats have the …

Different habitat types affect bird richness and evenness

HM Tu, MW Fan, JCJ Ko - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
More studies are needed on the mechanism and effective prediction of bird diversity in
various habitats. The primary purpose of this study was to explore the difference in the …

Housing or habitat: what drives patterns of avian species richness in urbanized landscapes?

JE Humphrey, A Haslem, AF Bennett - Landscape Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Context Conservation of biodiversity in cities depends on ecologically sensitive urban
planning, informed by an understanding of patterns of species distributions and richness …

Key lessons for achieving biodiversity‐sensitive cities and towns

K Ikin, DS Le Roux, L Rayner… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Australia's urban landscapes offer opportunities to marry socio‐economic and biodiversity
conservation objectives. Yet, information is needed on what urban landscape and habitat …