The Nature of Cities. By Charlie Nilon, Columbia.
What are the global patterns of biodiversity the world’s cities? Are urban spaces biologically homogeneous and depauperate, or do they harbor significant native biodiversity? These are the questions of a collaborative study of biodiversity in the world’s cities.
Dear UrBioNet Colleagues,
The 2014 Urban Biodiversity and Design Conference (URBIO 2014) will be held in Incheon, South Korea on October 9 - 12, 2014. http://urbio2014.kr
The Urban Biodiversity RCN is holding a symposium and its first network meeting at the conference. The symposium will be held on Thursday, October 9 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. The network meeting will be held from immediately after the symposium from, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
If you are at the URBIO meeting, please attend!
UMass Amherst Ecologist Co-Leads Global Survey of Urban Birds and Plants. By Janet Lathrop
A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers.
Aronson MFJ et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 281: 20133330.