Greenspace research has been driven by an emerging interest in the impact that biodiversity and ecosystem function has on life in urban areas. Studies from multiple disciplines across …
As urban areas expand, understanding how ecological processes function in cities has become increasingly important for conserving biodiversity. Urban green spaces are critical …
J Beninde, M Veith, A Hochkirch - Ecology letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding varying levels of biodiversity within cities is pivotal to protect it in the face of global urbanisation. In the early stages of urban ecology studies on intra‐urban biodiversity …
F Mayrand, P Clergeau - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Green roofs and walls have recently emerged as conservation tools, and they offer promising additional opportunities to enhance biodiversity in cities. However, their …
To balance the needs of people and biodiversity in cities, local governments are increasingly incorporating green spaces and urban greening initiatives into urban planning …
BB Lin, RA Fuller - Journal of applied ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
There has long been a debate amongst conservation biologists about how agricultural land use should be distributed spatially. Advocates of land sparing argue that high‐intensity food …
W Kang, ES Minor, CR Park, D Lee - Urban ecosystems, 2015 - Springer
As urbanization accelerates, urban biodiversity conservation is becoming a great concern for the maintenance of urban ecosystem functions. In particular, forest bird communities in …
KJ Gaston, ML Ávila‐Jiménez… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Concomitant with the rise in the proportion of the global human population that resides in urban areas has been growth in awareness of the importance of the provision of ecosystem …