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Reconnecting children to nature: the efficacy of a wildlife intervention depends on local nature and socio-economic context, but not on urbanisation.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Jensen, J. K. & Olsson, J. A. & Post, M. von & Isaksson, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Children's interactions with nature are important mediators of health benefits and future relationships with nature and conservation. However, there a...

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Natural riparian vegetation as corridors to promote bee diversity and pollination services in an urban landscape.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Lan Yang & Zhao Qing & Zhang Xin & Huang JunLong & Shao Ying & Chen ZhongLi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding how landscape structure and riparian vegetation impact bee diversity is important for maintaining pollination service in urban areas. We...

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Urbanization and wetland communities: applying metacommunity theory to understand the local and landscape effects.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Johnson, P. T. J. & Hoverman, J. T. & McKenzie, V. J. & Blaustein, A. R. & Richgels, K. L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because ...

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Below-ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Bugnot, A. B. & Gribben, P. E. & O'Connor, W. A. & Erickson, K. & Coleman, R. A. & Dafforn, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many important ecosystem functions are underpinned by below-ground biodiversity and processes. Marine sediments, one of the most abundant habitats on ...

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Acknowledging and understanding the contributions of nature to human sense of time.

Published online: 10 Jul 2024

Authors: Correia, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is growing evidence that interacting and connecting with nature are essential to maintain human health and well-being. The benefits of specific ...

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Barriers to building wildlife-inclusive cities and encouraging collaboration across disciplines.

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Kay, C. A. M. & Rohnke, A. T. & Sander, H. A. & Stankowich, T. & Fidino, M. & Murray, M. H. & Lewis, J. S. & Taves, I. & Lehrer, E. W. & Zellmer, A. J. & Schell, C. J. & Magle, S. B.

Content type: Blog

This paper describes the the 2019 Urban Wildlife Information Network Summit which connects a group of 80 scientists and urban planners and designers t...

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Artificial lighting technologies to support aquatic plants in rivers which are shaded by bridges and culverts.

Published online: 28 May 2024

Authors: Fleming, S. D. & House, T. M. & Boyd, J. D. & Lister, J. D. & Lavelle, A. M. & German, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Aquatic plant communities are important components of river ecosystems, providing food sources and functional habitats through the provision of refuge...

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Direct and indirect effects of urbanization, pesticides and wild insect pollinators on mango yield.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Marcacci, G. & Soubadra Devy & Wenzel, A. & Rao, V. S. & Kumar, S. S. & Nölke, N. & Belavadi, V. V. & Tscharntke, T. & Grass, I. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expanding cities increasingly encroach fertile farmlands, questioning the viability of maintaining agriculture within and around them. Yet, our knowle...

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Addressing the challenge of wildlife conservation in urban landscapes by increasing human tolerance for wildlife.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Puri, M. & Johannsen, K. L. & Goode, K. O. & Pienaar, E. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urbanization is a key driver of global environmental change and is adversely impacting wildlife populations. Human tolerance for wildlife is critical ...

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Urbanization focuses carnivore activity in remaining natural habitats, increasing species interactions.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Parsons, A. W. & Rota, C. T. & Forrester, T. & Baker-Whatton, M. C. & McShea, W. J. & Schuttler, S. G. & Millspaugh, J. J. & Kays, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interspecific interactions can provoke temporal and spatial avoidance, ultimately affecting population densities and spatial distribution patterns. Th...

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