Detecting patterns of vertebrate biodiversity across the multidimensional urban landscape Marina Alberti & Tianzhe Wang Abstract Explicit characterisation of the complexity of urban landscapes is critical for understanding patterns of biodiversity and for detecting the underlying social and ecological processes that shape them. Urban environments exhibit variable heterogeneity and connectivity, influenced by different historical contingencies,... Continue Reading →
New Lit Alert: Species diversity, distribution and habitat utilization of urban wildlife in a megacity of Bangladesh
Species diversity, distribution and habitat utilization of urban wildlife in a megacity of Bangladesh Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Mahabub Alam, Mokhlesur Rahman, Fazle Rabbe, Abu Sayeed Rana, Ashikur Rahman Shome, and Sakhawat Hossain Abstract Urban environments harbour many species of wildlife. Such environments may provide a wide range of benefits, although these species... Continue Reading →
Genomic Urban Adaptation in a Common Bird Across Europe
Cities, defined as large human settlements of the contemporary human population, have been part of the “Old World” landscape for long time, including Europe. However, the current exponential increase of the urbanised landscape is an unprecedented phenomenon, which has an impact at multiple ecological scales. Urbanisation and its derived actions can fragment wildlife populations and... Continue Reading →
Conserving Urban Biodiversity Needs an Evolutionary Mindset
A variety of species – animals, plants, fungi, microbes – share our cities with us. Some we love, some we hate, and some we hardly notice. Some of these species existed naturally before we built cities. Some were obliterated during urban construction but have since re-entered the city. And others have been purposefully or accidentally... Continue Reading →
Evolution 2019: Biodiversity and Invaders on Marine Artificial Structures
With increased human movement across the globe comes the increased risk of transporting exotic species, which may establish and disrupt local native communities. In marine environments, boats are frequent vectors for the movement of exotic species, which often get transported across regions in ship’s ballast water, as has occurred with invasive Zebra mussels in North... Continue Reading →