Cities may save some threatened species but not their ecological functions
Background Urbanization is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Wildlife responses to urbanization, however, are greatly variable and, paradoxically, some threatened species may achieve much larger populations in urban than in natural habitats. Urban conservation hotspots may there...
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4908.pdf |