Biodiversity Conservation in Urbanized Ecosystems
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 218
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biodiversity; conservation; invasive species; behavioral ecology; conservation biology; zoology; ecology and evolution; ecology; evolutionary biology; stable isotope analysis
Interests: restoration ecology; plant ecology; ecological restoration; community ecology; invasive species; vegetation ecology; natural resource management; grassland ecology; applied ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Issue of Diversity focused on the conservation of biodiversity in urbanized and exurban ecosystems.
Despite heroic efforts over the past half a century, global biodiversity continues to decrease, a process related to growth in the human population, economic activity, land conversion, and related phenomena. The growing impacts of global climate change threaten to further accelerate these declines. At the same time, more and more people live in or near urban areas, leading to changes in both regional biotas and the human dimensions of conservation. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to urbanization in the context of human quality of life, especially where global climate change is concerned. Attention to the non-human biological and conservation realities of city life has lagged, however, and much of the published research has focused on the well-documented negative impacts, such as homogenization of faunas, increasing presence of non-native taxa, and human–wildlife conflicts. Yet cities and their outlying areas can also offer opportunities for successful conservation action. This Special Issue aims to present studies documenting the challenges, but especially the opportunities, that urban areas and coupled outlying regions offer for biodiversity conservation. We especially welcome studies that focus on poorly documented aspects, whether they be the linkages between cities and their outlying areas, secondary cities, or human dimensions, particularly if they offer examples of the value or potential value of conurbations for long-term conservation of biodiversity whether through urban ecosystem regeneration or other means. If you are interested in contributing to this Special Issue and have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Prof. Dr. Gad Perry
Dr. Robert Cox
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban ecosystem regeneration
- biodiversity conservation
- urban green spaces
- urbanization
- climate change
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