Understanding varying levels of biodiversity within cities is pivotal to protect it in the face of
global urbanisation. In the early stages of urban ecology studies on intra‐urban biodiversity …

There is growing recognition of urban areas as hosts for innovative ways to conserve and
promote biodiversity. Parks, as one specific type of urban green space, constitute particularly …

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

Many scientific studies on urban green space start with stressing the multiple benefits of
parks and other green areas (Lyytimäki and Sipilä, 2009). There is general agreement, at …

Fundamental principles regarding urban biodiversity are based on studies conducted in
large cities. However we cannot know whether the same phenomena occur in smaller cities …

Urbanization is a major contributor to habitat loss and fragmentation and is considered a
global threat to biodiversity. We studied reptile and amphibian species diversity and …

Nowadays, the loss of biodiversity in agroecosystems due to the intensification of farming
practices is happening very fast, and therefore, stopping or slowing it down should be a …

Urbanisation is one of the most rapidly expanding forms of landscape modification by
humans and leads to large-scale loss and fragmentation of native habitat. This can alter the …

The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is a major threat to biodiversity globally. In
fragmented landscapes, species are not only affected by patch-level attributes but also by …

There is an increasing interest in understanding how species respond to the modifications of
habitat attributes in urban areas. Patterns in the occurrence and abundance of small …