No evidence for environmental filtering of cavity‐nesting solitary bees and wasps by urbanization using trap nests
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9360
Abstract: Abstract Spatial patterns in biodiversity are used to establish conservation priorities and ecosystem management plans. The environmental filtering of communities along urbanization gradients has been used to explain biodiversity patterns but demonstrating filtering requires precise… read more here.
Keywords: bees wasps; evidence environmental; environmental filtering; cavity nesting ... See more keywords
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
Dynamics of influenza-like illness under urbanization procedure and COVID-19 pandemic in the sub-center of Beijing during 2013-2021.
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27803
Abstract: Influenza-like illness (ILI) varies in intensity year by year, generally keeping a stable pattern except for great changes of its epidemic issue. Of the most impacting factors, urbanization has been suggested as shaping the intensity… read more here.
Keywords: ili; like illness; urbanization npis; influenza like ... See more keywords
Impact of urbanization on rainfall of different strengths in the Beijing area
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DOI: 10.1007/s00704-019-03035-z
Abstract: A weather research and forecasting model (WRF) coupled with a multilayer urban canopy model (BEP) was employed to assess the impact of urbanization on three rainfall processes of different strengths in Beijing. Based on the… read more here.
Keywords: different strengths; urbanization; impact urbanization; urbanization rainfall ... See more keywords
Investigating effects of climate change, urbanization, and sea level changes on groundwater resources in a coastal aquifer: an integrated assessment
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6953-3
Abstract: Urbanization and climate change are causing numerous side effects on groundwater resources. In this study, an integrated modeling approach by linking soil and water application tool (SWAT), modular finite difference groundwater flow (MODFLOW), and three-dimensional… read more here.
Keywords: changes groundwater; urbanization; change; climate change ... See more keywords
Micro level analyses of environmentally disastrous urbanization in Bangalore
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7693-8
Abstract: Indian metropolitan (tier I) cities have been undergoing rapid urbanization during the post-globalization era with the unprecedented market interventions, which have led to the rapid land cover changes affecting the ecology, climate, hydrology, and local… read more here.
Keywords: urbanization; increase; decline vegetation; micro level ... See more keywords
Urbanization influences small mammal composition, but not species richness in forest fragments in Accra, Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09729-0
Abstract: The Accra Plain of Ghana is experiencing rapid urbanization, but there is scant information on its impact on local biodiversity. We assessed the changes in land use/land cover of the Accra Plain since 1991 and… read more here.
Keywords: accra plain; small mammal; forest fragments; species richness ... See more keywords
Coupling and coordination analysis of urbanization, economy and environment of Shandong Province, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-01062-9
Abstract: Extensive urbanization and industrialization are taking place in eastern China, resulting in huge challenges on environmental quality. In this case, a coupling and coordination model to analyze the complex relationship between urbanization, economy and environment… read more here.
Keywords: urbanization; coordination; economy environment; urbanization economy ... See more keywords
Rapid urbanization in a mountainous landscape: patterns, drivers, and planning implications
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01056-y
Abstract: Understanding patterns and drivers of urbanization is essential for urban sustainability, but such understanding is lacking for mountainous regions. This study had three objectives: (1) to quantify the spatiotemporal patterns of urban expansion in Chongqing,… read more here.
Keywords: urbanization mountainous; expansion; urbanization; patterns drivers ... See more keywords
Sacred sites, biodiversity and urbanization in an Indian megacity
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-018-0804-4
Abstract: In an era of rapid urban growth, conserving biodiverse urban green spaces is challenging, especially in developing countries. Culturally protected areas including sacred sites are known to contribute to biodiversity conservation in semi-urban and rural… read more here.
Keywords: urbanization; sacred sites; urban green; indian megacity ... See more keywords
Empirics on linkages among industrialization, urbanization, energy consumption, CO2 emissions and economic growth: a heterogeneous panel study of China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3054-3
Abstract: This is the first attempt to explore linkages among industrialization, urbanization, energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and economic growth based on estimations in simultaneous equations framework. An economic growth model is extended to incorporate industrialization as… read more here.
Keywords: economic growth; energy consumption; urbanization; co2 emissions ... See more keywords