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Biostimulants do not affect the performance of urban plant species grown under drought stress
Urban areas often have low soil water availability due to their impervious surfaces reducing rainfall infiltration. These water-limited conditions...
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Differences between urban and natural populations of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion damaranum): a case of urban warfare?
Urbanisation creates novel environments, not only through (abiotic) microhabitat alterations, but also due to changes in (biotic) inter- and...
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Urban oasis? Abundant dice snake (Natrix tessellata) populations along artificial lakeside habitats in urban landscapes
ContextHuman-induced landscape modification, such as urbanization, creates new environments that can have adverse effects on flora and fauna, posing...
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Innovating Strategies and Solutions for Urban Performance and Regeneration
This book focuses on enhancing urban regeneration performance and strategies that pave the way toward sustainable urban development models and...
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Metabolic adjustment in urban birds: glycometabolic enzyme activities in urban and rural tree sparrows (Passer montanus)
Urbanization is rapidly changing habitats of wild birds around the world. Food availability is one of the important factors leading to phenotypic...
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Different impacts of urbanization on ecosystem services supply and demand across old, new and non-urban areas in the ChangZhuTan urban agglomeration, China
ContextRapid urbanization has brought substantial changes in structure and function of ecosystems, significantly impacting ecosystem services (ESs)...
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Impacts of future urban expansion on natural habitats will intensify in China: scenario analysis with the improved LUSD-urban model
ContextEvaluating the impacts of future urban expansion on natural habitats in China is important for achieving sustainable development goals....
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Ecological performance evaluation of urban agriculture in Bei**g based on temperature and fractional vegetation cover
Urban agriculture (UA) is an important socio-ecosystem in the urban–rural ecotone. Previous studies focused on the production and leisure service of...
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Inequalities in noise will affect urban wildlife
Understanding how systemic biases influence local ecological communities is essential for develo** just and equitable environmental practices that...
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Transdisciplinary Co-design and Implementation of an Urban Ecological Green Infrastructure Landscape Performance Monitoring Plan
Cities are increasingly using nature-based approaches to address urban sustainability challenges. These approaches leverage ecological processes...
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Multiplying Effects of Urban Innovation Districts. Geospatial Analysis Framework for Evaluating Innovation Performance Within Urban Environments
Urban innovation performance is the main driving force behind sustained economic growth. There have been many attempts to quantify innovation...
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Urban biotope classification incorporates urban forest and green infrastructure for improved environmental land-use planning in Mexico City
Urban forests are recognized worldwide as the most critical component of green infrastructure due to their capacity to provide various environmental...
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Detecting urban tree canopy using convolutional neural networks with aerial images and LiDAR data
The detection of urban tree canopy plays a crucial role in assessing the ecosystem of trees and reducing greenhouse gases in smart cities. This...
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Higher rat abundance in greener urban areas
Urban greening has become an increasingly popular strategy to improve urban life and human health. However, there are indications that the presence...
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Are comparable studies really comparable? Suggestions from a problem-solving experiment on urban and rural great tits
Performance in tests of various cognitive abilities has often been compared, both within and between species. In intraspecific comparisons, habitat...
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Influence of canopy structural complexity on urban woodland butterfly species richness
As urban land use expands, understanding the conservation of biodiversity in urban settings becomes increasingly important. Urban areas contain a...
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Unveiling urban ecological integrity: spatially explicit assessment in contrasting environments
Although much attention has been paid to improve the representation of the urban spatial complexity, most efforts have been limited to the inclusion...
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Tadpoles Develop Elevated Heat Tolerance in Urban Heat Islands Regardless of Sex
The ability of wildlife to endure the effects of high temperatures is increasingly important for biodiversity conservation under climate change and...
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Urban nature-based solutions planning for biodiversity outcomes: human, ecological, and artificial intelligence perspectives
Nature-based solutions (NBS) harness ecosystem services for urban enhancement, promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, and water management while...
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Effects of urban land-use types on avifauna assemblage in a rapidly develo** urban settlement in Ghana
Given that rates of urbanization are rising globally, the need to maintain and enhance urban biodiversity has become important. This study examines...
