Much of spatial ecology since the late 1960s has been dominated by two theories, the
dynamic theory of island biogeography and the classical metapopulation theory. The latter …

As urban areas expand, understanding how ecological processes function in cities has
become increasingly important for conserving biodiversity. Urban green spaces are critical …

How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …

Urban ecological systems are characterized by complex interactions among social,
economic, institutional, and environmental variables. These interactions generate complex …

Climate change and habitat fragmentation are considered key pressures on biodiversity. In
this paper we explore the potential synergetic effects between these factors. We argue that …

There is a lack of information on the environmental effects of urban change and the
dynamics of greenspace. Such information is essential for a better understanding of the …

Connectivity is a fundamental concept that is widely utilized in spatial ecology. The majority
of connectivity measures used in the recent ecological literature only consider the nearest …

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 …

The combined method of urban gradient analysis and landscape metrics in analyzing the
changes of landscape pattern has been widely applied since its introduction by Luck and …

Transformation of landscapes is considered to be one of the main drivers behind species
loss, regionally and globally. Theory and empirical studies suggest that landscape structure …