Urbanization alters natural habitats, restructures biotic communities and serves as a filter for
selecting species from regional species pools. However, empirical evidence of the specific …

Legacy effects describe the persistent, long-term impacts on an ecosystem following the
removal of an abiotic or biotic feature. Redlining, a policy that codified racial segregation …

While there is increasing recognition that social processes in cities like gentrification have
ecological consequences, we lack nuanced understanding of the ways gentrification affects …

Global climate change has led to shifts in the distribution ranges of many terrestrial species,
promoting their migration from lower altitudes or latitudes to higher ones. Meanwhile …

In response to biodiversity loss and biotic community homogenization in urbanized
landscapes, there are increasing efforts to conserve and increase biodiversity within urban …

Studying the carbon effect of land use in watersheds is important for mitigating global
warming, promoting coordinated emission reduction in different regions within the …

Understanding impacts of urbanization upon local wildlife is pivotal for fostering urban
sustainability and biodiversity conservation. Urbanization can directly cause habitat loss and …

Anthropogenic activity has a profound impact on natural ecosystems through both direct and
indirect effects. Among these, land use change stands out a key driver of biodiversity loss …

Understanding the drivers of diet selection by carnivores is key for wildlife conservation and
management, particularly in the Anthropocene. Yet, most assessments of predation do not …

Urbanisation is rapidly transforming and fragmenting natural habitat, disrupting ecosystems
and negatively impacting biodiversity. The city of Cape Town (CoCT) is situated in a global …