The urban landscape is becoming the environment most familiar to most of humanity, which
has consequences for society, the environment, and biodiversity. Here, we present a …

Understanding varying levels of biodiversity within cities is pivotal to protect it in the face of
global urbanisation. In the early stages of urban ecology studies on intra‐urban biodiversity …

Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …

Urban environments are often seen as unique or degraded habitats that both present
hardships for some sensitive species and provide opportunities to others. Non-indigenous …

Emerging evidence that cities drive micro-evolution raises the question of whether rapid
urbanization of Earth might impact ecosystems by causing systemic changes in functional …

Urban landscapes are often florally rich due to extensive management of cultivated plants
around the city. High abundance and diversity of these floral resources has been linked to …

Urbanization is restructuring ecosystems at an unprecedented pace, with complex and
profound consequences for life on Earth. One of the hypothesized trajectories of urban …

Urban expansion across the globe profoundly impacts local biodiversity. The growing body
of urban ecology research on animals has largely focused on mammals and birds, whereas …

Vacant land, a product of population and economic decline resulting in abandonment of
infrastructure, has increased substantially in shrinking cities around the world. In Cleveland …

Preslia 88: 163–184, 2016 163 584 (40%) occurred at only one or two sites. Winter annuals
and shrubs are most represented among the commonly planted aliens; the only native …