Category: Urban Environments
Blog news (3) Books (2) Citizen Science (20) Conference Proceedings (73) Defining Urbanization (6) Guest Post (9) How To (13) Museums/Natural History Collections (3) Natural History Notes (10) New Lit Abstracts (101) New Research (181) New Research Tools (7) Notes from the field (15) Public Outreach (21) sustainable development (2) Uncategorized (39) Urban Environments (54) Urban Evolution in the Media (12) Urban observations (87) Urban Wildlife (13)
-
Using Soundscapes to Monitor Urban Diversity
Using soundscapes to monitor urban diversity by Shade Walker Daily sounds of local traffic, the coffee machine pouring, conversations over breakfast, and morning birdsong,…
-
‘Our neighbours suck!’
The Earth is surely heating up, and so are our cities. The concrete structures that surround us in our daily lives quickly raise temperatures…
-
What Is The Impact of ALAN On Nocturnal Pollination By Moths?
Pollination is a fundamental ecological process that supports biodiversity and sustains economies through crop pollination. About 80% of wild plant species rely on insect…
-
BZZZZZzzzZZZ Oh No Mosquito! Urban Vector-Borne Disease Ecology
It is definitely that time of year again: insects and other invertebrates seem to spawn from every nook and cranny. We see snails feasting…
-
Ecological Art and Nature-based Solutions Come Together in Battle Against Urbanization
The world has become increasingly urbanised in recent decades and cities are still expanding at fast rates all across the world. This urbanization and…
-
The Urban Spider Survival Guide
An introduction to the city spider Spiders are the most diverse and abundant terrestrial predators on earth. This group of species is, in turn,…
-
Black bears in the Backyard: Adapting to a New Kind of Wild
Cities are a special environment regulated by humans: planted green spaces, paved streets, large buildings, constant light and traffic. Some animals like meadow birds…
-
The effects of noise and light pollution on Australian Black Swans (Cygnus atratus)
Urban environments, also known as concrete jungles, are the most rapidly growing type of environment of the current time. They force not only the…
-
The Superpowers of Urban Rats: How urban life transforms rodents
Our typical urban rats, mainly brown rats (Rattus norvegicus), have undergone adaptations that enable them to thrive in urban environments. These adaptations distinguish urban…
-
Bees below our feet: How pavement can host a diversity of nesting bees
Pollinator decline is significant problem we are currently facing. Many studies have shown a drastic decrease of insects, including pollinators (Hallmann et al., 2017).…
-
Artificial light at night may make African mouse species vulnerable
When thinking about a city at night, chances are that you include some twinkling streetlights in your mental image. Billboards, streetlamps, and neon signs…
-
They Know Who You Are: How City Animals Recognize People
In the heart of the city, dominated by human-made material, animals face more than cars and concrete—they face humans. And to survive, some of…
-
Hidden Biodiversity: Lichens in the city
In urban ecology, a lot of attention has been paid to groups such as birds and trees and how they adapt to life in…
-
Coyotes as Proxy for Urban Evolution
Urbanization has been ever increasing since the start of the industrial revolution and has shown no signs of slowing down. This has lead to…
-
Relaxing Chipmunks in Urban Areas
The human population around the world keeps growing. With that growth existing cities are expanding and new ones are being built. The urban landscape…