The influence of urban park characteristics on bird diversity in Nanjing, China

X Yang, X Tan, C Chen, Y Wang - Avian Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Habitat loss, fragmentation and decrease of habitat quality caused by
urbanization have led to a dramatic decline in biodiversity worldwide. For highly urbanized …

A review on the nested distribution pattern (nestedness): Analysis methods, mechanisms and conservation implications

W Yanping, Z Minchu, Z Chengxiu - Biodiversity Science, 2023 - biodiversity-science.net
Background & Aim: Nested distribution pattern (nestedness) is an important part of the
theoretical framework of island biogeography and community ecology. Nestedness occurs …

Do functional and phylogenetic nestedness follow the same mechanisms as taxonomic nestedness? Evidence from amphibians in the largest archipelago of China

C Chen, C Zhan, Y Wang - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nested subset pattern (nestedness) has been raised to explain the distribution of species on
islands and habitat fragments for over 60 years. However, previous studies on nestedness …

Selective extinction and habitat nestedness are the main drivers of lizard nestedness in the Zhoushan Archipelago

M Zhang, C Tang, Q Zhang, C Zhan, C Chen… - Current …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nested subset pattern (nestedness) is an important part of the theoretical framework of
island biogeography and community ecology. However, most previous studies often used …

Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional nestedness of mammal assemblages in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China

C Zhan, B Li, C Chen, Y Wang - Current Zoology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nestedness is an important part of the theoretical framework of island biogeography and
community ecology. However, most previous studies focused on taxonomic dimension and …

The value of residential green spaces for birds: A comparative study with urban parks of different scales

L Dong, Q Ma, Z Sun, J Wang, Y Ding… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Habitat loss, fragmentation and land-use change caused by the continued expansion of
human settlements pose a threat to global biodiversity. Residential green spaces (RGs) are …

Nested assemblages of aphid species in the Thousand Island Lake: The importance of island area and host plant diversity

C Cai, X Zhang, C Zhu, Y Zhao, G Qiao… - Biodiversity …, 2023 - biodiversity-science.net
Aims: Nested subset pattern (nestedness) of species distributions is widespread in
fragmented habitats. This study aims to explore the nested distribution pattern of aphid …

Detecting nestedness in city parks for urban biodiversity conservation

RQ Chen, ST Cheng - Urban Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Urbanization has been a global phenomenon producing great environmental and ecological
challenges including species composition shifts in urban areas. To evaluate the interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological traits and landscape characteristics predicting bird sensitivity to urbanization in city parks

D Tai, C Chen, Y Song, X Tan, X Yang… - Basic and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Habitat loss and fragmentation caused by urbanization often have negative impacts on
wildlife in cities. There are considerable studies investigating the relationship between …

Nestedness theory suggests wetland fragments with large areas and macrophyte diversity benefit waterbirds

R Wang, X Yang - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Many artificial wetland constructions are currently underway worldwide to compensate for
the degradation of natural wetland systems. Researchers face the responsibility of …