Author(s): Sinno S; MacInnis G; Lessard JP; Ziter CD;

Urbanization is a leading threat to biodiversity, but scientifically informed management of urban ecosystems can mitigate negative impacts. For wild bees, which are declining worldwide, careful consideration of flower choice in public and private green spaces could help preserve their diversity. While floral density and species richness are both linked to ...

Article GUID: 39609370

Author(s): Hutt-Taylor K; Bassett CG; Kinnunen RP; Frei B; Ziter CD;

Background: Urgent solutions are needed in cities to mitigate twin crises of global climate change and biodiversity loss. Urban nature-based solutions (actions that protect, sustainably manage, and restore ecosystems while simultaneously providing human wellbeing and biodiversity benefits) are being advocated for as multi-functional tools capable of tackl ...

Article GUID: 39363382

Author(s): Locke DH; Baker M; Alonzo M; Yang Y; Ziter CD; Murphy-Dunning C; O' Neil-Dunne JPM;

Mitigating heat is a vital ecosystem service of trees, particularly with climate change. Land surface temperature measures captured at a single time of day (in the morning) dominate the urban heat island literature. Less is known about how local tree canopy and impervious surface regulate air temperature throughout the day, and/or across many days with va ...

Article GUID: 38352758

Author(s): MacInnis G; Normandin E; Ziter CD;

The spatial heterogeneity of urban landscapes, relatively low agrochemical use, and species-rich floral communities often support a surprising diversity of wild pollinators in cities. However, the management of Western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in urban areas may represent a new threat to wild bee communities. Urban beekeeping is commonly perceived a ...

Article GUID: 36755869

Author(s): Ziter CD, Pedersen EJ, Kucharik CJ, Turner MG

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Dec 17;: Authors: Ziter CD, Pedersen EJ, Kucharik CJ, Turner MG PMID: 31848251 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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