The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to
continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an …

Urbanization is quickly changing natural and agricultural landscapes, with consequences for
the herbivorous arthropods dwelling in or near cities. Here, we review the evidence for the …

Conservation research has historically been aimed at preserving high value natural habitats,
but urbanization and its associated impacts have prompted broader mandates that include …

Plant communities in urban gardens consist of cultivated species, including ornamentals
and food crops, and wild growing species. Yet it remains unclear what significance urban …

The human population is rapidly urbanizing, and the negative impacts of urban cover on
biodiversity and ecosystem function are expected to increase. Trophic dynamics have been …

The loss of habitat due to suburban and urban development represents one of the greatest
threats to biodiversity. Conservation developments have emerged as a key player for …

While effects of urbanization on species assemblages are receiving increasing attention,
effects on ecological interactions remain largely unexplored. We investigated how …

Nitrification and denitrification are key processes that control nitrogen (N) availability and
loss in terrestrial systems. Nitrification in soils is thought to be performed primarily by …

Background A scarcely studied consequence of urbanization is the effect of temporal
stabilization of the environment on bird communities. This alteration is thought to dampen …

More than 50% of the global human population lives in urban settings, which, for urban
agglomerations with> 1 million inhabitants, span a 30° C range in mean annual temperature …