Biotic homogenisation and differentiation as directional change in beta diversity: synthesising driver–response relationships to develop conceptual models across …

RJ Rolls, DC Deane, SE Johnson, J Heino… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Emerging solutions to return nature to the urban ocean

L Airoldi, MW Beck, LB Firth, AB Bugnot… - Annual Review of …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Urban and periurban ocean developments impact 1.5% of the global exclusive economic
zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more …

Complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine urban structures: reintroducing habitat heterogeneity through eco-engineering

MJ Bishop, ML Vozzo… - … Transactions of the …, 2022‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Urbanization is leading to biodiversity loss through habitat homogenization. The smooth,
featureless surfaces of many marine urban structures support ecological communities, often …

Loss of coastal ecosystem spatial connectivity and services by urbanization: Natural-to-urban integration for bay management

MA Aguilera, J Tapia, C Gallardo, P Núñez… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Urbanization has negative consequences for the integrity of ecosystems and services they
provide, by reducing their extent and quality in both aquatic and terrestrial environments …

Design catalogue for eco-engineering of coastal artificial structures: a multifunctional approach for stakeholders and end-users

KA O'Shaughnessy, SJ Hawkins, AJ Evans… - Urban …, 2020‏ - Springer
Coastal urbanisation, energy extraction, food production, ship** and transportation have
led to the global proliferation of artificial structures within the coastal and marine …

A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks

O Floerl, J Atalah, AB Bugnot, M Chandler… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Around the world, coastal urbanization continues to replace natural marine habitats with
engineered structures, resulting in wholesale changes to shallow-water ecosystems and …

The influence of seafloor terrain on fish and fisheries: a global synthesis

HP Borland, BL Gilby, CJ Henderson… - Fish and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The structure of seafloor terrain affects the distribution and diversity of animals in all
seascapes. Effects of terrain on fish assemblages have been reported from most …

Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state of the art

LB Firth, J Bone, A Bartholomew… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
In the marine environment, greening of grey infrastructure (GGI) is a rapidly growing field
that attempts to encourage native marine life to colonise marine artificial structures to …

Biodiversity promotes urban ecosystem functioning

SR Weiskopf, SB Lerman, F Isbell, T Lyn Morelli - Ecography, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The proportion of people living in urban areas is growing globally. Understanding how to
manage urban biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and ecosystem services is becoming more …

Metrics matter: Multiple diversity metrics at different spatial scales are needed to understand species diversity in urban environments

KA O'Shaughnessy, AM Knights, SJ Hawkins… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Worldwide, natural habitats are being replaced by artificial structures due to urbanisation.
Planning of such modifications should strive for environmental net gain that benefits …