Urban Wildlife Diversity and Conservation
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 22 April 2025 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editor
Interests: tropical vertebrate ecology; urban wildlife; invasive species
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are many species of animals that we share our neighborhoods with. Not only is the documentation of urban wildlife interesting, but their interactions with urban environments, as well as other species within those environments, are compelling. Urban wildlife research promotes keeping biodiversity and ecosystem function intact, while fomenting positive associations between people and wildlife. Published articles about urban wildlife divulge the manner in which certain species are able to adapt and thrive despite their new habitat (considering deep time). Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on various aspects of urban wildlife ecology, diversity and conservation.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: species diversity and distribution, range expansion/reduction, human disturbance, behavior, natural history, conservation, invasive/introduced species, community composition, and population and community ecology. If you are interested in publishing in this Special Issue or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Dr. Daniel M. Brooks
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- behavior
- community composition
- community ecology
- conservation
- diversity
- ecology
- human disturbance
- invasive/introduced species
- natural history
- population ecology
- range expansion/reduction
- species distribution
- species diversity
- urban wildlife
- wildlife ecology
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