Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions
Since the 1990s, recognition of urban biodiversity research has increased steadily.
Knowledge of how ecological communities respond to urban pressures can assist in …
Knowledge of how ecological communities respond to urban pressures can assist in …
Urban forest invertebrates: how they shape and respond to the urban environment
Invertebrates comprise the most diversified animal group on Earth. Due to their long
evolutionary history and small size, invertebrates occupy a remarkable range of ecological …
evolutionary history and small size, invertebrates occupy a remarkable range of ecological …
Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities
1. Urbanisation is one of the main land‐use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite
that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect …
that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect …
[HTML][HTML] Wildness and habitat quality drive spatial patterns of urban biodiversity
Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) are key for biodiversity conservation. Many studies
focus on UGBS benefits for well-being, but how UGBS ecological and quality influence …
focus on UGBS benefits for well-being, but how UGBS ecological and quality influence …
[HTML][HTML] Resilience in the built environment: Key characteristics for solutions to multiple crises
R Castaño-Rosa, S Pelsmakers, H Järventausta… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decade, our built environment has been exposed to a significant and wide range
of crises, from primary (eg, pandemic, climate change-induced hazards) to secondary crises …
of crises, from primary (eg, pandemic, climate change-induced hazards) to secondary crises …
Cities as sanctuaries
CA Lepczyk, MFJ Aronson… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cities have classically been viewed as biologically impoverished, homogenized, and
simplified systems that harbor low value for biodiversity. However, recent work has …
simplified systems that harbor low value for biodiversity. However, recent work has …
Detecting patterns of vertebrate biodiversity across the multidimensional urban landscape
M Alberti, T Wang - Ecology letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Explicit characterisation of the complexity of urban landscapes is critical for understanding
patterns of biodiversity and for detecting the underlying social and ecological processes that …
patterns of biodiversity and for detecting the underlying social and ecological processes that …
How does urbanisation affect the evolution of territorial space composite function?
Q Hu, W Shen, Z Zhang - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the background of drastic global changes and the widespread urbanisation process,
the problems of urban-rural imbalance, food security and ecosystem degradation arising …
the problems of urban-rural imbalance, food security and ecosystem degradation arising …
[HTML][HTML] Urban residents value multi-functional urban greenspaces
Urban greenspaces are multifunctional spaces, providing services to people and
biodiversity. With space in urban areas being limited creation and maintenance of urban …
biodiversity. With space in urban areas being limited creation and maintenance of urban …
Avian diversity and function across the world's most populous cities
Understanding the composition of urban wildlife communities is crucial to promote
biodiversity, ecosystem function and links between nature and people. Using crowdsourced …
biodiversity, ecosystem function and links between nature and people. Using crowdsourced …