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Assessing individual patterns of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in urban coyotes: non-invasive genetic sampling as an epidemiological tool.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Liccioli, S. & Rogers, S. & Greco, C. & Kutz, S. J. & Chan, F. & Ruckstuhl, K. E. & Massolo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In epidemiological studies of wildlife parasites, faecal genotyping has been introduced to prevent bias in estimates of parasite prevalence from faeca...

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Urban vegetation and well-being: a cross-sectional study in Montreal, Canada.

Published online: 12 Feb 2025

Authors: Sousa-Silva, R. & Kestens, Y. & Stephens, Z. P. & Thierry, B. & Schoenig, D. & Fuller, D. & Winters, M. & Smargiassi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

As urbanisation continues to accelerate, urban green spaces are increasingly recognised as key elements for enhancing people's health and well-being. ...

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Landscape structure influences urban vegetation vertical structure.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Mitchell, M. G. E. & Wu Dan & Johansen, K. & Maron, M. & McAlpine, C. & Rhodes, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation vertical structure is important for biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. In cities, however, while variation in the spatial extent...

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Increasing biodiversity in urban green spaces through simple vegetation interventions.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Threlfall, C. G. & Mata, L. & Mackie, J. A. & Hahs, A. K. & Stork, N. E. & Williams, N. S. G. & Livesley, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cities are rapidly expanding world-wide and there is an increasing urgency to protect urban biodiversity, principally through the provision of suitabl...

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Urban park soundscapes: spatial and social factors influencing bird and traffic sound experiences.

Published online: 05 Jan 2023

Authors: Uebel, K. & Rhodes, J. R. & Wilson, K. & Dean, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Natural soundscapes experienced in parks are increasingly recognised as a valuable ecosystem service, yet urban parks soundscapes also commonly contai...

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Water availability drives urban tree growth responses to herbivory and warming.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Meineke, E. K. & Frank, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban forests provide important ecosystem services to city residents, including pollution removal and carbon storage. Climate change and urbanization ...

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Planning for urban biodiversity on shifting social-ecological grounds: insights from Narrm-Melbourne, Australia.

Published online: 23 Apr 2025

Authors: Kendal, D. & Bush, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Narrm-Melbourne, Australia, has been at the forefront of urban biodiversity research, planning and management for 50 years in urban landscapes that ha...

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What informs human-nature connection? An exploration of factors in the context of urban park visitors and wildlife.

Published online: 25 Mar 2024

Authors: Hursh, S. H. & Perry, E. & Drake, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human-nature connection (HNC) is a concept derived from investigating the formulation and extent of an individual's identification with the natural wo...

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Interacting effects of sand, slugs and jute drive community composition in direct-seeded urban wildflower meadows.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Horsfall, K. & Livesley, S. J. & Delpratt, J. & Hirst, M. J. & Williams, N. S. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower meadows support biodiversity in urban environments, whilst providing low-maintenance, amenity landscapes. By moving from international plan...

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Socio-ecological interactions promote outbreaks of a harmful invasive plant in an urban landscape.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Caughlin, T. T. & Clark, M. & Jochems, L. W. & Kolarik, N. & Zaiats, A. & Hall, C. & Winiarski, J. M. & Powers, B. F. & Brabec, M. M. & Hopping, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban landscapes often harbour organisms that harm people and threaten native biodiversity. These landscapes are characterized by differences in socio...

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