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Modelling short-rotation coppice and tree planting for urban carbon management - a citywide analysis.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: McHugh, N. & Edmondson, J. L. & Gaston, K. J. & Leake, J. R. & O'Sullivan, O. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The capacity of urban areas to deliver provisioning ecosystem services is commonly overlooked and underutilized. Urban populations have globally incre...

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Urban versus rural? The effects of residential status on species identification skills and connection to nature.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Bashan, D. & Colléony, A. & Shwartz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urbanization and urban lifestyles increasingly disconnect people from nature in a process that was termed the 'extinction of experience'. This loss of...

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In defence of urban community gardens.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Egerer, M. & Karlebowski, S. & Conitz, F. & Neumann, A. E. & Schmack, J. M. & Sturm, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

With the boom in urban living has come a boom in urban gardening. In particular, urban community gardening is an increasingly popular form of horticul...

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Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise: quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Borchert, S. M. & Osland, M. J. & Enwright, N. M. & Griffith, K. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetland ecosystems are expected to migrate landwards in response to rising seas. However, due to differences in topography and coastal urbaniz...

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Valuing the cultural services from urban blue-space ecosystems in Japanese megacities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Jo, T. & Sato, M. & Minamoto, T. & Ushimaru, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The COVID-19 pandemic is an outstanding global threat for both human health and well-being. Under the pandemic, green spaces are known to mitigate the...

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Ecosystem services, well-being benefits and urbanization associations in a Small Island Developing State.

Published online: 30 Oct 2021

Authors: Lapointe, M. & Gurney, G. G. & Coulthard, S. & Cumming, G. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urbanization is a key driver of social and environmental change world-wide. However, our understanding of its impacts on the multidimensional well-bei...

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Furry neighbours: acceptability of feeding and managing free-ranging dogs and cats in an urban area.

Published online: 10 Feb 2025

Authors: Nayeri, D. & Sardari, P. & Raisi, F. Z. & Ghorbanian, Z. & Glikman, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is an increasing interest in researching urban invasion. When invasive species establish and spread in urban areas, their management becomes par...

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GUBIC: the global urban biological invasions compendium for plants.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Li DaiJiang & Potgieter, L. J. & Aronson, M. F. J. & Axmanová, I. & Baiser, B. & Carboni, M. & Celesti-Grapow, L. & Knapp, S. & Kühn, I. & Matos, A. C. L. de & Lososová, Z. & Montaño-Centellas, F. A. & Pyšek, P. & Richardson, D. M. & Trotta, L. B. & Zenni, R. D. & Cilliers, S. S. & Clarkson, B. D. & Davis, A. J. S. & Dolan, R. W. & Dyderski, M. K. & Essl, F. & Gaoue, O. G. & Gui, J. & Géron, C. & Heringer, G. & Hui Cang & Khuroo, A. A. & Klotz, S. & Kotanen, P. M. & Kreft, H. & Sorte, F. A. la & Lembrechts, J. J. & Lenzner, B. & Lepczyk, C. A. & MacIvor, S. & Martínez-Garza, C. & Mori, A. S. & Nilon, C. & Pergl, J. & Siebert, S. J. & Tretyakova, A. S. & Tsang, T. P. N. & Uchida, K. & Kleunen, M. van & Vilà, M. & Wang HuaFeng & Weigelt, P. & Werner, P. & Williams, N. S. G. & Winter, M. & Cadotte, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Urban areas are foci for the introduction of non-native plant species, and they often act as launching sites for invasions into the wider environment....

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Using anonymized mobility data to reduce inequality in the availability and use of urban parks.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Filazzola, A. & Xie, G. & Birchard, K. & Shrestha, N. & Brown, D. & MacIvor, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Parks are an integral component of cities. Ensuring city residents have equitable and easy access to parks is crucial for human well-being. In tempera...

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An assessment of coarse woody debris dynamics in an urban forest.

Published online: 24 Feb 2016

Authors: Crosby, M. K. & Petre, H. & Sims, J. & Butler, R.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Determining the amount of coarse woody debris (CWD) in an urban forest is essential to developing management strategies to maintain ecosystem function...

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