Many cities around the world are expanding and this trend in urbanization is expected to
sharply increase over coming decades. At the same time, the integration of green and blue …

Advances in metacommunity theory have made a significant contribution to understanding
the drivers of variation in biological communities. However, there has been limited empirical …

Systematic review of peer‐reviewed literature was undertaken to establish benefits of urban
forests on reducing nutrient concentrations in adjacent or downstream waterbodies …

Context Urban-rural gradients are useful tools when examining the influence of human
disturbances on ecological, social and coupled systems, yet the most commonly used …

As cities expand, urban ecosystems could either contribute to or impede conservation
efforts. To maximize the potential for urban areas to support biodiversity, there is a need to …

Artificial ponds are increasingly created for the services they provide to humans. While they
have the potential to offer habitats for freshwater biodiversity, their contribution to regional …

Freshwaters are among the most globally threatened habitats and their biodiversity is
declining at an unparalleled rate. In an attempt to slow this decline, multiple approaches …

Urbanisation results in the loss and alteration of natural wetlands and ponds. However,
garden ponds in cities and towns can potentially act as rich reservoirs of aquatic biodiversity …

Metacommunity processes have the potential to determine most features of the community
structure. However, species diversity has been the dominant focus of studies. Nestedness …

Pond networks support high levels of biodiversity when compared to other freshwater
ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and streams. The persistence of species in these small …