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Effects of landscape context on avian specialist response to increased surface temperature in protected areas

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Human development is a driver of global change and a major threat to biodiversity. Protected areas maintain and support biodiversity, but outside stressors, such as climate change and land use change, can negatively influence natural resources within protected areas.
Leah J. Rudge, Angela M. Holland, W. Gregory Shriver   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Expansion and Butterfly Diversity: The Synergistic Effects of Impervious Surface and Vegetation Cover. [PDF]

Insects
Zhang J, Liao Z, Shen X, Zhu M, Chen X, Feng Z, Zhang Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Urbanisation Restructures but Does Not Reduce Freshwater Pond Biodiversity

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Urbanisation is a dominant driver of landscape change leading to widespread displacement, degradation and fragmentation of habitat for native species and numerous studies have documented loss of biodiversity in response. However, most studies focus on a small range of taxa (e.g., vertebrates, plants), leaving many other groups poorly ...
Julia M. Portmann, Nathaniel K. Skelly, L. Kealoha Freidenburg, Logan S. Billet, Adriana Rubinstein, David K. Skelly   +5 more
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

Contaminant buildup and distribution on urban impervious surfaces at parking lots

, 2015
This paper presents the results of experimental investigations on contaminant buildup, distribution and dynamics on asphalt surfaces of parking lot in Belgrade, Serbia. The investigated pollutants were solids, nutrients, oils and grease, chlorides, sulphates and heavy metals.
Đukić, Aleksandar, Krunić, Boris, Lekić, Branislava, Rajaković-Ognjanović, Vladana, Naunović, Zorana   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Urban Tolerance of Orthoptera Is Strongly Related to National Red List Status and Population Trends

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Quantifying the extent to which a species can tolerate urban environments is crucial for prioritising conservation efforts. By using a large citizen science dataset, we analysed the species‐specific urban tolerance of Orthoptera and examined how urban tolerance relates to Red List category, population status and population trends ...
Nadja Pernat, Sascha Buchholz, Jens Schirmel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated effects of land cover, topography, urban morphology, and PM2.5 on land surface temperature. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ma S, Xu H, Xin R, Huang L, Hou Y, Wang J, Yang X.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Predictions From Evolutionary Theory for Urban Environments

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Urbanization drives rapid and extreme environmental change, profoundly shaping the ecology and evolution of populations. In this Perspective, we call for the integration and development of evolutionary theory and empirical research through collaboration between theoretical and experimental biologists to provide new insights into urban ...
Ailene MacPherson, Aude E. Caizergues, Paul Savary, Kuangyi Xu, Philipp W. Messer, Mia N. Akbar, Marie‐Josée Fortin, Robert D. Holt, Amber Gigi Hoi, Nicole Mideo, Rob Ness, Pedro R. Peres‐Neto, James S. Santangelo, Marc T. J. Johnson   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urbanization Shapes Dietary Composition and Snout Morphology of Salamanders. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
Marques AJD, Alarcón-Ríos L, Mata VA, Velo-Antón G.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Implementation of a new urban surface-flux and impervious water-storage parameterization TERRA_MLU: evaluation and sensitivity analysis for Toulouse city

, 2013
Evaporation from the urban impervious surface could have a considerable impact on the surface energy and moisture balance on rainy days. In particular, the ever increasing urbanization could alter the interaction between evaporation from the surface and
Wouters, Hendrik, De Ridder, Koen, Demuzere, Matthias, Van Lipzig, Nicole, Vogel, Gerd   +4 more
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