Negative effects of urbanization on plants: A global meta‐analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9894
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the response of plant diversity to urbanization is essential for conserving urban biodiversity. In this paper, a meta‐analysis of 34 articles and 163 observations regarding the impact of urbanization on plant diversity was… read more here.
Keywords: meta analysis; negative effects; urbanization; plant ... See more keywords
Effects of urbanization on population genetic structure of western gray squirrels
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01318-x
Abstract: Habitat loss and fragmentation due to urbanization are key contributors to the decline of biodiversity. The consequence of these factors is small, isolated populations that are more susceptible to deterministic and stochastic threats of extinction.… read more here.
Keywords: effects urbanization; gray squirrels; western gray; microsatellite loci ... See more keywords
Effects of urbanization on river morphology of the Talar River, Mazandarn Province, Iran
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DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2017.1386722
Abstract: Abstract In the present study, we investigate the effects of urbanization growth on river morphology in the downstream part of Talar River, east of Mazandaran Province, Iran. Morphological and morphometric parameters in 10 equal sub-reaches… read more here.
Keywords: talar river; effects urbanization; river morphology; river ... See more keywords
Combined effects of urbanization and climate variability on water and carbon balances in a rice paddy-dominated basin in southern China
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad8a73
Abstract: Urbanization is known to elevate storm runoff, but how it influences carbon cycle and ecosystem productivity through altering the evapotranspiration (ET) process is less clear. We examined the combined effects of urbanization including change in… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; water; rice paddy; effects urbanization ... See more keywords
Limited evidence for genetic differentiation or adaptation in two amphibian species across replicated rural–urban gradients
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DOI: 10.1111/eva.13700
Abstract: Urbanization leads to complex environmental changes and poses multiple challenges to organisms. Amphibians are highly susceptible to the effects of urbanization, with land use conversion, habitat destruction, and degradation ranked as the most significant threats.… read more here.
Keywords: geographic regions; urbanization; genetic differentiation; effects urbanization ... See more keywords
Effects of urbanization of coastal watersheds on growth and condition of juvenile alewives in New England
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2018-0434
Abstract: Alosa pseudoharengus (alewife) has declined throughout New England. A factor that may be responsible for such stock reductions is urbanization of watersheds discharging into alewife nursery ponds. ... read more here.
Keywords: urbanization coastal; england; watersheds growth; effects urbanization ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Pandemic Turns Life-Science Students into “Citizen Scientists”: Data Indicate Multiple Negative Effects of Urbanization on Biota
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DOI: 10.3390/su13052992
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions strongly affect the higher education community and require diverse teaching strategies. We designed a course where we combined online teaching with independently conducted ecological data collections by students using… read more here.
Keywords: science; pandemic turns; effects urbanization; negative effects ... See more keywords