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Tree cover and geographic origin of tree species drive bird functional groups in urban environments

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban trees provide habitat and resources for wild species in cities and support biodiversity provision of ecosystem services, among which insect control is particularly relevant. Predators of insects are promoted by the presence of trees and, in turn, may enhance biosecurity of the trees.
Marco Basile, Benno A. Augustinus, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of urbanization on urban heat island

Urbanization has adverse environmental effects, such as rising surface temperatures. This study analyzes the relationship between the urban heat island (UHI) intensity and Tianjin city's land cover characteristics. The land use cover change (LUCC) effects on the green areas and the land surface temperature (LST) were also studied.
Ullah, Nadeem||, Siddique, Muhammad Amir, Ding, Mengyue, Grigoryan, Sara, Khan, Irshad Ahmad, Kang, Zhihao, Tsou, Shangen, Zhang, Tianlin, Hu, Yike, Zhang, Yazhuo   +9 more
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Artificial supplementary food influences hedgehog occupancy and activity patterns more than predator presence or natural food availability

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Supplementary feeding for declining hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus populations is popular in Great Britain and has been suggested as an important factor in explaining higher densities in urban areas compared with rural ones. Occupancy modelling was used to test whether spatial variation in supplementary feeding, natural food, habitat, or predator ...
Eleanor S. Benjamin, Adam Bates, Robert Davis, Anthony Sévêque, Jonathan Wild, Ben Clutterbuck, Richard W. Yarnell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Heat Islands and sustainable urbanity

, 2011
The urban heat island effect exemplifies the myriad of pressing environmental problems facing the rapidly growing tropical mega-cities. While the climatic consequences of urbanization are apparent in all cities, tropical mega-cities are doubly disadvantaged on account of the already oppressive heat being made worse by the deteriorating urban climate ...
openaire   +1 more source

Effects of complex soundscapes on the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula in isolated green spaces in Tokyo

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban green spaces experience a mix of natural and anthropogenic noises, which could disrupt the vocal communication of several species. This study investigated how such complex soundscapes affect the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula, which communicates through calls, focusing on both sound level and quality.
Hiroki Mori, Takeshi Osawa
wiley   +1 more source

Global dataset on heat wave exposure due to the urban heat island effect. [PDF]

Sci Data
Yu W, Yang J, Zhou Y, Xiao X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Concrete jungle to urban oasis: evaluating scale, vegetation cover, and aggregation of urban greenspaces on wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
wiley   +1 more source

Trees halve urban heat island effect globally but unequal benefits only modestly mitigate climate-change warming. [PDF]

Nat Commun
McDonald RI, Chakraborty TC, Endreny TA, Parsons LA, Marsagishvili M, Esperon-Rodriguez M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Factors influencing wintering turfgrass field use in Atlantic brant

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Atlantic brant Branta bernicla hrota increasingly use turfgrass fields, such as baseball fields and golf courses, throughout their wintering range. Most studies have focused on their primary food source, submerged aquatic vegetation, while studies of other goose species worldwide have examined field use in different contexts, including agricultural ...
David J. Weber, Christopher K. Williams, Theodore C. Nichols, Joshua C. Stiller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the urban heat island intensity response to ENSO across the local climate zones in Suzhou and Shanghai, China. [PDF]

Sci Prog
Lu X, Chen S, Zhang M, Zhang W, Li Y, Cui X, Huang Q, Zhang H, Zhang Q.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source