Urban areas are growing worldwide and alter landscapes in a persistent fashion, thereby
affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination in a little understood way …

Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

1. Urbanisation is one of the main land‐use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite
that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect …

Research on urban insect pollinators is changing views on the biological value and
ecological importance of cities. The abundance and diversity of native bee species in urban …

Cities are rapidly expanding world‐wide and there is an increasing urgency to protect urban
biodiversity, principally through the provision of suitable habitat, most of which is in urban …

The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to
continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an …

Many bee species are declining globally, but to detect trends and monitor bee assemblages,
robust sampling methods are required. Numerous sampling methods are used, but a critical …

The classification of plant species as native or exotic has ramifications for how they are
treated within urban green space policy and practice. Green spaces are built or managed to …

Green spaces embedded within the urban matrix, particularly residential yards, could
mitigate negative aspects of urban development and provide pollinator habitat. Lawns …

This opinion paper discusses urban lawns, the most common part of open green spaces and
urban green infrastructures. It highlights both the ecosystem services and also disservices …