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Valuing the Role of Time in Urban Ecology
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Cities and towns are complex ecosystems with features that can vary dramatically in space and time. Our knowledge of the spatial structure of urban land and ecological systems is expanding.
A. Ossola +2 more
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Say where you sample: Increasing site selection transparency in urban ecology
Ecosphere, 2023 Urban ecological studies have the potential to expand our understanding of socioecological systems beyond that of an individual city or region. Cross‐comparative empirical work and synthesis are imperative to develop a general urban ecological theory ...
Karen Dyson +4 more
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New directions of biology and biotechnology in urban environmental sciences [PDF]
Hemijska Industrija, 2021 Living organisms and biological methods are widely used in recycling urban waste and improving the quality of the urban environment. Urban biology is a branch of biology that studies organisms living in cities.
Gladkov Evgeny Aleksandrovich +1 more
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Urban political ecology in prospect and retrospect
Sub\urban, 2021 The contemporary theorization of the urban biosphere has reached something of an impasse between the perceived limitations of urban political ecology, the neo-Lefebvrian emphasis on global patterns of urbanization, and the rise of “new materialisms ...
Matthew Gandy
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The Transformation of the Concept of an Urban Ecosystem: Classical and Modern Urban Ecology
Sociologija: Mintis ir Veiksmas, 2018 Contemporary trends in urban development indicate that its processes rarely observe ecocentric perspectives, under which nature is considered as a value. This concept is represented by modern urban ecology. Meanwhile, the urban ecosystem, as a concept of
Darius Žiemelis
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Habitat structure: a fundamental concept and framework for urban soil ecology [PDF]
, 2007 Habitat structure is defined as the composition and arrangement of physical matter at a location. Although habitat structure is the physical template underlying ecological patterns and processes, the concept is relatively unappreciated and underdeveloped
BC Scharenbroch +62 more
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The Urban Political Ecology of Post-industrial Scottish Towns: Examining Greengairs and Ravenscraig [PDF]
, 2013 Urban ecological politics is shaped by both moments of concerted action and more silent perceptions and responses. Instead of only being evident in situations of organised protest, the politics of urban ecology is also manifested, in material and ...
Benford R. +10 more
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Evidence that a Highway Reduces Apparent Survival Rates of Squirrel Gliders
Ecology and Society, 2010 Roads and traffic are prominent components of most landscapes throughout the world, and their negative effects on the natural environment can extend for hundreds or thousands of meters beyond the road.
Sarah C. McCall +5 more
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Land, 2022 Intensive urban land use has been proposed as a method to promote sustainable development in the context of rapid urban sprawl. However, a consensus has not been reached on whether this approach is beneficial for ecology and compatible with suitable ...
Bingqing Li, Zhanqi Wang, Ji Chai
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Invasion Ecology goes to town : from disdain to sympathy [PDF]
, 2017 How can one understand the increasing interest in “urban invasions”, or biological invasions in urban environments? We argue that interest in urban invasions echoes a broader evolution in how ecologists view “the city” in relation to “the natural ...
Kull, C. A., Salomon Cavin, J.
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