Urban ecological studies, including focus on cities, suburbs, and exurbs, while having deep
roots in the early to mid 20th century, have burgeoned in the last several decades. We use …

Around the world the development and growth of cities and towns are having a significant
impact on local and global biodiversity. There is growing interest in the adaptation of …

The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water
flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more …

Climate change can decouple resource supply from consumer demand, with the potential to
create phenological mismatches driving negative consequences on fitness. However, the …

Streams, as low‐lying points in the landscape, are strongly influenced by the stormwaters,
pollutants, and warming that characterize catchment urbanization. River restoration projects …

Urban streams have been the focus of much research in recent years, but many questions
about the mechanisms driving the urban stream syndrome remain unanswered …

The impervious cover model (ICM) has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with
nearly 250 research studies testing its basic hypothesis that the behavior of urban stream …

Riparian forests are commonly advocated as a key management option to mitigate the
effects of agriculture on headwater stream biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However …

Rapid urbanization in China has dramatically deteriorated the water quality of streams and
threatening aquatic ecosystem health. This study aims to 1) assess the impacts of …

Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), or low impact development, encompasses a diverse
and expanding portfolio of strategies to reduce the impacts of stormwater runoff on natural …