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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Urban Biodiversity"”.
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Spatial urban and peri-urban biodiversity patterns
Urbanisation is one of the major drivers of land use change, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss. However, urban areas should not be considered as “ecological deserts”. Instead, they have the potential to support diverse communities, on condition that suitable habitat patches occur. To …
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ECO-LENS Addressing Urban Biodiversity with Machine Learning
The link between global climate change and biodiversity is well recognized. Humandriven destruction and degradation of ecosystems amplify the negative and complex impacts of climate change, increasing the strain on remaining ecosystems and wildlife. Therefore, it is essential for climate change …
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Biodiversity of urban brownfields: modelling species occurrence and persistence in dynamic habitats
Urban brownfields (derelict sites) offer habitat for a diverse flora and fauna, including rare species. The continuous changes in brownfield location (due to redevelopment and abandonment) and in their habitat conditions (due to succession) generate a spatio-temporal mosaic cycle of transient …
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Bats and the city : urban bat biodiversity in a tropical biome transition zone
Urbanisation is an important factor in global land-use change which dramatically alters habitats at great detriment to wildlife. Our understanding of urban biodiversity patterns and their driving factors in tropical cities which interact with high levels of biodiversity is limited, yet it is …
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Weaving through the matrix: investigating the influence of urban land use on weaver bird movements into and out of Cape Town wetlands
Urbanization, a fast growing and destructive human land use, causes local extinctions, biotic homogenization and fragmentation of natural habitats. Understanding how the nature of the urban matrix affects the species residing within a city’s fragmented habitats is an important founding component of …
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There might be a frog in McElligot's Pool: a study of the habitat characteristics and social factors associated with amphibian presence in urban residential gardens in a suburb in Cape Town
This thesis engages with urban ecology through the lens of garden amphibians within a community in Cape Town. The study explores habitat and maintenance features associated with amphibian presence and the social processes underpinning attitudes towards amphibians, with the aim of strengthening …
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Using Machine Learning Techniques on Satellite Data to Predict the Effect of Urbanization on Avian Biodiversity
… and socio-economic conditions of an urban area and local urban biodiversity loss is integral to informing policy decisions, urban design, and community action plans. Though some previous research explores the relationship between urban areas and biodiversity loss, the limited …
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Biodiversidade em ambiente urbano, espaços verdes urbanos e sustentabilidade: caso de estudo da cidade de Maputo em Moçambique
… com a implantação de infra-estruturas urbanas constituídas por serviços básicos indispensáveis. O desenvolvimento urbano diminui as áreas de ocorrência da biodiversidade e espaços verdes, elementos fundamentais para a manutenção da qualidade de vida dos cidadãos através dos serviços de …
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Spatiotemporally explicit incidence analysis of plant functional groups in metacommunities
… von Pflanzengemeinschaften in einer dynamischen, urbanen Landschaft. Dazu wird auf der Basis funktioneller Merkmale die relative Bedeutung von Ausbreitungslimitierung, abiotischem Stress und Konkurrenz bestimmt, sowie die Bedeutung von ökologischen Unterschieden unter den Arten. Während Stress …
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A multiscalar, interdisciplinary study of the social and ecological dynamics of urban agriculture in Chicago, IL
Although always a part of city life, urban agriculture has recently attracted increased attention from diverse groups in the United States, which promote it as a strategy for stimulating economic development, increasing food security and access, and combatting obesity and diabetes, among other …
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Urban trees and biodiversity in Cork city
Biodiversity is poorly quantified in urban landscapes and is not effectively incorporated into urban planning and policymaking. Land-use change (e.g., urbanisation) is one of the key drivers of biodiversity loss. Furthermore, urbanisation is expected to increase from 50 to 70% by 2050. The CSO …