Since the 1990s, recognition of urban biodiversity research has increased steadily.
Knowledge of how ecological communities respond to urban pressures can assist in …

Residential gardens are a principal component of urban green infrastructure throughout the
world and their potential positive contributions to biodiversity are increasingly recognised …

Community (or citizen) science, the involvement of volunteers in scientific endeavors, has a
long history. Over the past few centuries, the contributions of volunteers to our …

Gardens are regularly portrayed as green oases, refuges for wildlife that has been displaced
from the countryside by intensive farming practices which have reduced habitat availability …

Despite growing concern over consequences of global changes, we still know little about
potential interactive effects of anthropogenic perturbations and diversity loss on the stability …

Gardens are often depicted as green sanctuaries, providing refuges for wildlife displaced
from the countryside due to intensive farming. While gardens have been recognized for their …

Pesticides, in particular insecticides, can be very beneficial but have also been found to
have harmful side effects on non-target insects. Butterflies play an important role in …

Insects are the most biodiverse multicellular organisms, with most of this diversity in the
tropics. Butterflies follow the same pattern, with~ 90% of species from the tropics …

Good knowledge on how increasing urbanization affects biodiversity is essential in order to
preserve biodiversity in urban green spaces. We examined how urban development affects …

Heterogeneity in quantity and quality of resources provided in the urban matrix may mitigate
adverse effects of urbanization intensity on the structure of biotic communities. To assess …