Urban Biodiversity and the Importance of Scale

Scaling‐up biodiversity‐ecosystem functioning research

(2020) Andrew Gonzalez et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

From eDNA to citizen science: emerging tools for the early detection of invasive species

(2020) Eric R Larson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Socio‐Eco‐Evolutionary Dynamics in Cities

(2020) Simone Des Roches et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Avian trait specialization is negatively associated with urban tolerance

(2020) Corey T. Callaghan et al.   OIKOS

The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments

(2020) Christopher J. Schell et al.   SCIENCE

Decreased vigilance or habituation to humans? Mechanisms on increased boldness in urban animals

(2019) Kenta Uchida et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Pathways and places associated with nonindigenous aquatic species introductions in the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2018) Elon M. O’Malia et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Nature, extent and ecological implications of night-time light from road vehicles

(2018) Kevin J. Gaston et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The effects of a motorway on movement behaviour and gene flow in a forest carnivore: Joint evidence from road mortality, radio tracking and genetics

(2018) Filipe Carvalho et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Spatially disaggregated population estimates in the absence of national population and housing census data

(2018) N. A. Wardrop et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Breaking Barriers: Causes, Consequences, and Experimental Utility of Human-Mediated Hybridization

(2018) Kathryn C. Grabenstein et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology

(2018) L. Ruth Rivkin et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management

(2017) Myla FJ Aronson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Evolution of life in urban environments

(2017) Marc T. J. Johnson et al.   SCIENCE

Mapping functional diversity from remotely sensed morphological and physiological forest traits

(2017) Fabian D. Schneider et al.   Nature Communications

The Global Distribution and Drivers of Alien Bird Species Richness

(2017) Ellie E. Dyer et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

ISS observations offer insights into plant function

(2017) E. Natasha Stavros et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Cityscape genetics: structural vs. functional connectivity of an urban lizard population

(2016) Joscha Beninde et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Human influences on evolution, and the ecological and societal consequences

(2016) Andrew P. Hendry et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Urban driven phenotypic changes: empirical observations and theoretical implications for eco-evolutionary feedback

(2016) Marina Alberti et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Homogenizing effects of cities on North American winter bird diversity

(2016) Adeline C. Murthy et al.   Ecosphere

Cities are hotspots for threatened species

(2015) Christopher D. Ives et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Functional responses of insectivorous bats to increasing housing density support ‘land-sparing’ rather than ‘land-sharing’ urban growth strategies

(2015) Fiona M. Caryl et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Increased tolerance to humans among disturbed wildlife

(2015) Diogo S. M. Samia et al.   Nature Communications

Land sharing vs. land sparing: does the compact city reconcile urban development and biodiversity conservation?

(2014) Masashi Soga et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Urban tree species mapping using hyperspectral and lidar data fusion

(2014) Michael Alonzo et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Urbanization altered latitudinal patterns of bird diversity-environment relationships in the southern Neotropics

(2014) J. Filloy et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal

(2013) Kevin J. Gaston et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Are cities different? Patterns of species richness and beta diversity of urban bird communities and regional species assemblages in Europe

(2013) Michal Ferenc et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Sharing or sparing? How should we grow the world's cities?

(2013) Brenda B. Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Fearing the feline: domestic cats reduce avian fecundity through trait-mediated indirect effects that increase nest predation by other species

(2013) Colin Bonnington et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Urban areas as refuges from predators and flight distance of prey

(2012) Anders Pape Møller   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Behavioural responses of wildlife to urban environments

(2012) Hélène Lowry et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Household Factors Influencing Participation in Bird Feeding Activity: A National Scale Analysis

(2012) Zoe G. Davies et al.   PLoS One

Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools

(2012) K. C. Seto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plant–pollinator interactions within the urban environment

(2011) Ernest Ireneusz Hennig et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

(2010) S.T.A. Pickett et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Urban Scaling and Its Deviations: Revealing the Structure of Wealth, Innovation and Crime across Cities

(2010) Luís M. A. Bettencourt et al.   PLoS One

The scaling of green space coverage in European cities

(2009) R. A. Fuller et al.   Biology Letters

Experimental evidence that phenotypic divergence in predators drives community divergence in prey

(2009) Eric P. Palkovacs et al.   ECOLOGY

Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration

(2009) Richard J. Hobbs et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Global Change and the Ecology of Cities

(2008) N. B. Grimm et al.   SCIENCE