Evolution in an Urbanizing World
If I were to ask a typical citizen what comes to mind when they hear the word 'nature,' they would likely think of jungles, oceans, and forests. Logical, because when the media talks about how 'nature is declining' it usually refers to declining 'natural' habitats such as coral reefs, the Amazon Rainforest or the polar... Continue Reading →
In the first SEEP workshop urban evolutionary ecologists discussed collaborations with the network of Long Term Ecological Research Stations (LTER) to integrate human socio-cultural dynamics in studies of urban ecology and evolution. The field of urban evolution has only recently begun to incorporate the social dynamics of urban communities as an important covariate shaping ecology... Continue Reading →
“There are ecologists in urban areas, and then there are urban ecologists” - Dr. Chris Schell This point made by my advisor (Dr. Christopher Schell) creates a clear distinction that there are urban ecologists who do not fully integrate social processes (nor the full human, e.g., perceptions, culture) in their studies. And there are urban... Continue Reading →
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