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 …

Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

Walls are extensive, ubiquitous urban ecosystems that can act as habitat for a range of
different species and support non-standard cosmopolitan assemblages. Most investigations …

Rock surfaces are modified in natural outcrops depending on the interaction between the
atmosphere and the rock. Biological factors are natural conditions that have persistent …

The ruderal habitats in cities, extending from the ground level to buildings and walls, are
colonized by a special flora which adds a new dimension to urban ecology and urban …

The synanthropic flora of railway stations and adjacent areas are strongly affected by
diversity of transported and transshipped loads of plant origin. The site specificity of railway …

This study aimed to demonstrate that stone walls are habitats for rare ferns and lycophytes in
Japan. A survey on 47 Red Data Books (RDBs) published in each prefecture in Japan …

ABSTRACT According to DAISIE,(2009) Ailanthus altissima is one of the three taxa together
with Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Robinia pseudacacia which are considered among the 100 …

Spontaneous vegetation established on the city wall constitutes a characteristic greenspace
within the urban matrix. Nan**g city wall of the Ming Dynasty (NJCW), as an extraordinary …

On 16 November 2005 a water sample was taken from an urban stream in a metropolitan
area in the southern United States and tested for the presence of E. coli. Although water …