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An urban fairy-tale: saving butterflies from urbanization
Cities are expanding and the world has become increasingly urbanised in recent decades. Urbanization is a main driver of global biodiversity loss and insect…
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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).…
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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…
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How Does Urban Development Affect Soil Microbial Community?
Microorganisms are essential members of soil ecosystems, and they form complex, interactive networks [4] including communications and interactions with each other that are similar…
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Focus points for urban biodiversity conservation planning and design for birds, reptiles and amphibians
Urbanization is happening all over the world. Everywhere you look, you can see that cities are expanding and new cities are being built. This…
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Urbanization and Local History Affect the Saguaro Cactus in the Sonoran Desert
With the rapid expansion of the city, the degradation of the natural environment has gradually aroused widespread concern in society. In recent years, the…
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Preserving Urban Insects: A Call to Action
Did you know that we are currently witnessing the largest extinction event on Earth in 250 million years? In this context, let’s delve into…
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New Lit Alert: Urban tolerance is phylogenetically constrained and mediated by pre-adaptations in African bats
Urban tolerance is phylogenetically constrained and mediated by pre-adaptations in African bats G.E. Marsden, D Vosloo, M.C. Schoeman Abstract With increasing urbanization, particularly in…
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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…
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Monarchs, Milkweed, and Metal: Is Roadside Zinc Pollution Harming Butterflies?
Heavy metal pollution is a widespread threat to urban ecosystems. Although many types of heavy metals are required by organisms at trace levels, the…
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European Rabbits Have High Gene Flow in German Cities But Not Other EU Cities
Many organisms seem to do poorly in urban areas, and it is unclear which organisms will become extirpated in cities. Typically, organisms that are…
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IUWC 2019: Linking Student Conservation Knowledge to Attitude and Behavior
For most of us, our interest in urban ecology is rooted in the desire to better understand and conserve biodiversity. Once researchers better understand…
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Evolution in Urban Environments Talk
For those of you who follow us and live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), I’m giving a talk at the Riverwood Conservancy this…