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New Lit Alert: Rock Refuges Are Strongly Associated with Increased Urban Occupancy in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
Rock Refuges Are Strongly Associated with Increased Urban Occupancy in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis Alexander J. Rurik, Seth C. Wilmoth, Kendra E. Dayton and Amanda M. Sparkman Abstract Urbanization has dramatically altered habitats for local species worldwide. While some…
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Do hurricanes rock lizards harder in the city?
Hurricanes can shape ecosystems, but little is known about how they affect urban populations. This study compared 3 urban and forest sites in Puerto Rico in the months following Hurricane Maria. They found that populations of Anolis cristatellus both increased…
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New Lit Alert: Temperature and not landscape composition shapes wild bee communities in an urban environment
Temperature and not landscape composition shapes wild bee communities in an urban environment Costanza Geppert, Andree Cappellari, Daria Corcos, Valerio Caruso, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Maurizio Mei, Lorenzo Marini Abstract 1. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas,…
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New Lit Alert: The impact of urbanization on outcrossing rate and population genetic variation in the native wildflower, Impatiens capensis
The impact of urbanization on outcrossing rate and population genetic variation in the native wildflower, Impatiens capensis L. Ruth Rivkin and Marc T. J. Johnson Abstract Cities are one of the fastest growing ecosystems on the planet, and conserving urban…
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New Lit Alert: Harnessing plant-microbiome interactions for bioremediation across a freshwater urbanization gradient
Harnessing plant-microbiome interactions for bioremediation across a freshwater urbanization gradient Anna M. O’Brien, Zhu Hao Yu, Clara Pencer, Megan E. Frederickson, Gregory H. LeFevre, Elodie Passeport Abstract Urbanization impacts land, air, and water, creating environmental gradients between cities and rural…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities – A global view
Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities – A global view Renata de Barros Ruas, Laís Mara Santana Costa, and Fernanda Bered Abstract The urban landscape is becoming the environment most familiar to most of humanity, which has consequences…
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New Lit Alert: Plenty of rooftops with few neighbours occupied by young breeding Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): does this occur at the expense of their health condition?
Plenty of rooftops with few neighbours occupied by young breeding Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): does this occur at the expense of their health condition? Joana Pais De Faria, Vitor H. Paiva, Sara N. Veríssimo, Catarina S. Lopes, Rita Soares, João…
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New Lit Alert: Coping with novelty across an urban mosaic: Provisioning latency increases closer to roads and is associated with species-specific reproductive success in two urban adapters
Coping with novelty across an urban mosaic: Provisioning latency increases closer to roads and is associated with species-specific reproductive success in two urban adapters Michela Corsini, Pietro Leanza, Amanda D. Rodewald, Joanna Sudyka, André A.Dhondt, and Marta Szulkin Abstract Most research on urban…
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