Increased urbanization represents a formidable challenge for wildlife. Nevertheless, a few
species appear to thrive in the evolutionarily novel environment created by cities …

Contemporary cities are expanding rapidly in a spatially complex, non-linear manner.
However, this form of expansion is rarely taken into account in the way that urbanization is …

Emergence of the metacommunity concept has made a substantial contribution to better
understanding of the community composition and dynamics in a regional context. However …

Explaining how animals respond to an increasingly urbanised world is a major challenge for
evolutionary biologists. Urban environments often present animals with novel problems that …

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

The rapid increase of human activity in wild and developed areas presents novel challenges
for wildlife. Some species may use human‐dominated landscapes because of favourable …

Consistent expanding urbanization dramatically transforms natural habitats and exposes
organisms to novel environmental challenges, often leading to reduced species richness …

Global urbanisation is rapidly increasing and can have profound impacts on wild flora and
fauna. For many species, the impacts are detrimental and irreversible, whereas others are …

Humans have a profound effect on the planet's ecosystems, and unprecedented rates of
human population growth and urbanization have brought wild animals into increasing …

It has been suggested that provision of greenery can ameliorate the hostility of the urban
environment for wildlife, but greenery can either be in the form of regenerating or remnant …