Global Change and the Ecology of Cities

Science, Год журнала: 2008, Номер 319(5864), С. 756 - 760

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2008

Urban areas are hot spots that drive environmental change at multiple scales. Material demands of production and human consumption alter land use cover, biodiversity, hydrosystems locally to regionally, urban waste discharge affects local global biogeochemical cycles climate. For urbanites, however, changes swamped by dramatic in the environment. ecology integrates natural social sciences study these radically altered environments their regional effects. Cities themselves present both problems solutions sustainability challenges an increasingly urbanized world.

Язык: Английский

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Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers

Biological Conservation, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 232, С. 8 - 27

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Effects of urbanization on species richness: A review of plants and animals

Urban Ecosystems, Год журнала: 2008, Номер 11(2), С. 161 - 176

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2008

Язык: Английский

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Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2009, Номер 24(12), С. 686 - 693

Опубликована: Авг. 26, 2009

Язык: Английский

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How Should Beta-Diversity Inform Biodiversity Conservation?

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2015, Номер 31(1), С. 67 - 80

Опубликована: Дек. 17, 2015

Язык: Английский

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Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2010, Номер 92(3), С. 331 - 362

Опубликована: Окт. 21, 2010

Язык: Английский

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Novel urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation

Environmental Pollution, Год журнала: 2011, Номер 159(8-9), С. 1974 - 1983

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2011

Язык: Английский

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Urban ecology and sustainability: The state-of-the-science and future directions

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2014, Номер 125, С. 209 - 221

Опубликована: Март 4, 2014

Язык: Английский

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Evolution of life in urban environments

Science, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 358(6363)

Опубликована: Ноя. 2, 2017

Our planet is an increasingly urbanized landscape, with over half of the human population residing in cities. Despite advances urban ecology, we do not adequately understand how urbanization affects evolution organisms, nor this may affect ecosystems and health. Here, review evidence for effects on microbes, plants, animals that inhabit Urbanization adaptive nonadaptive evolutionary processes shape genetic diversity within between populations. Rapid adaptation has facilitated success some native species areas, but it also allowed pests disease to spread more rapidly. The nascent field brings together efforts response environmental change while developing new hypotheses concerning infrastructure socioeconomic activity. next generation research will provide critical insight into importance sustainable interactions humans our city environments.

Язык: Английский

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Behavioural responses of wildlife to urban environments

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2012, Номер 88(3), С. 537 - 549

Опубликована: Дек. 24, 2012

Increased urbanization represents a formidable challenge for wildlife. Nevertheless, few species appear to thrive in the evolutionarily novel environment created by cities, demonstrating remarkable adaptability of some animals. We argue that individuals can adjust their behaviours new selection pressures presented cities should have greater success urban habitats. Accordingly, wildlife often exhibit differ from those rural counterparts, changes food and den preferences adjustments structure signals. Research suggests behavioural flexibility (or phenotypic plasticity) may be an important characteristic succeeding environments. Moreover, or might possess traits (a particular temperament) are inherently well suited occupying habitats, such as high level disturbance tolerance. This members less ‘plastic’ naturally timid temperament likely disadvantaged high‐disturbance environments consequently precluded colonizing towns.

Язык: Английский

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