Biodiversity and socioeconomics in the city: a review of the luxury effect

M Leong, RR Dunn, MD Trautwein - Biology Letters, 2018‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The ecological dynamics of cities are influenced not only by geophysical and biological
factors, but also by aspects of human society. In cities around the world, a pattern of higher …

The evolutionary consequences of human–wildlife conflict in cities

CJ Schell, LA Stanton, JK Young… - Evolutionary …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human–wildlife interactions, including human–wildlife conflict, are increasingly common as
expanding urbanization worldwide creates more opportunities for people to encounter …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity-friendly practices to support urban nature across ecosystem levels in green areas at different scales

P Biella, L Bani, E Caprio, F Cochis, O Dondina… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Biodiversity is pivotal for delivering ecosystem services to the human society, but lack of
nesting, shortages of trophic resources and disharmonic biological communities are …

Wealth and urbanization shape medium and large terrestrial mammal communities

SB Magle, M Fidino, HA Sander… - Global Change …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Urban biodiversity provides critical ecosystem services and is a key component to
environmentally and socially sustainable cities. However, biodiversity varies greatly within …

Urban socioeconomic variation influences the ecology and evolution of trophic interactions

E Martin, S El‐Galmady, MTJ Johnson - Ecology Letters, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
As urbanization expands, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how
anthropogenic activity is affecting ecological and evolutionary processes. Few studies have …

What factors limit bat abundance and diversity in temperate, North American urban environments?

L Moretto, CM Francis - Journal of Urban Ecology, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Urbanization in North America has replaced many pre-existing natural
environments with artificial, human-populous environments of low biodiversity. Although …

Patterns of bat distribution and foraging activity in a highly urbanized temperate environment

JJ Krauel, G LeBuhn - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Understanding how to manage biodiversity in urban areas will become increasingly
important as density of humans residing in urban centers increases and urban areas …

Opportunities for improving the foraging potential of urban waterways for bats

PR Lintott, N Bunnefeld, KJ Park - Biological Conservation, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The rapid rate of urbanisation over the past century has occurred over a relatively small
proportion of the earth's surface, yet it has had considerable ecological impact at a global …

Rich lizards: how affluence and land cover influence the diversity and abundance of desert reptiles persisting in an urban landscape

JW Ackley, J Wu, MJ Angilletta Jr, SW Myint… - Biological …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Fourteen native lizard species inhabit the desert surrounding Phoenix, AZ, USA, but only two
occur within heavily developed areas. This pattern is best explained by a combination of …

Bats as indicators of ecological resilience in a megacity

G Gutiérrez-Granados, MT Rodríguez-Zúñiga - Urban Ecosystems, 2024‏ - Springer
Urbanization has transformed more than 50% of the land area and brought the emergence
of a new humanized-based ecosystem. In answer to this, urban systems have looked for …