Many studies have described the effects of urbanization on species richness. These studies
indicate that urbanization can increase or decrease species richness, depending on several …

▪ Abstract Ecological studies of terrestrial urban systems have been approached along
several kinds of contrasts: ecology in as opposed to ecology of cities; biogeochemical …

A second way in which the study of urban ecology can serve conservation is by helping to
develop a more ecologically informed public. Providing a well-informed public could be the …

When measured by extent and intensity, urbanization is one of the most homogenizing of all
major human activities. Cities homogenize the physical environment because they are built …

Urbanization threatens biodiversity, yet the number and scope of studies on urban arthropod
biodiversity are relatively limited. We sampled ant communities in three urban habitats …

Human development impacts the landscape by altering the size and shape of natural habitat
patches, replacing natural vegetation with other types such as lawns and row crops, or …

Museum collections are critical to contemporary biological research, but museum
acquisitions have declined in recent decades, hampering researchers' ability to use …

本文综述了城市化对植物多样性影响的研究进展. 随着全球特别是发展中国家城市化水平的提高
, 城市化对生物多样性的影响逐渐引起了人们的重视. 城市化造成了本土植物物种的丢失和外来 …

Predation causes most nest failure in birds. Predator communities are likely to vary across a
gradient of increasing urbanization, so nest predation also is likely to vary across this …

As human population continues to increase and intensification of human land use escalates,
it is important to address the role of urban forest patches in supporting bird communities. We …