Great start to our "Wildlife in Urban Spaces" symposium! This morning, two excellent speakers, @tanjastraka.bsky.social & Jannis Gottwald, shared insights on interdisciplinary approaches & the latest technical advancements in measuring and understanding human-wildlife interactions.
#dzg2025
New Review out this week:
Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature
go.nature.com/4l4wcQs 🌎🧪
This is figure 4, which shows the multifunctionality of urban green spaces, such as community gardens, public parks and streetscapes.
A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses the benefits provided by urban biodiversity, the challenges it faces, and approaches to its promotion and conservation. https://go.nature.com/4i0Uh8d 🧪
Happy to see our new article out on "Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature" in #NatureReviewsBiodiversity led by the amazing Ingo Kowarik with D. Haase, L. Fischer, F. Kleinschroth, C. von Haaren, @anurbanforester.bsky.social and @tanjastraka.bsky.social
🎉 rdcu.be/ee3sX
Does wisdom come with age? When it comes to nature, yes! 🌿🐦. We found in Germany that adults know more about species & feel more connected to nature than adolescents (<18). Why does this matter? Species knowledge fosters nature-relatedness, which influences pro-conservation intentions: rdcu.be/ecwUC
Thanks, Joanna 🦇
Happy to share our new research from Berlin on how urbanization impacts top predators & alters biotic interactions in urban dry grasslands! We found urbanization alters the regulation in predator–prey–mutualistic communities. 🌱
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/FGSGZF...
Biomes are history!
Welcome to Anthromes! 🌆🌾 🌍
From urban jungles to cropland vistas, humans have reshaped the planet so much that we’ve created our own ecosystems. Nature + humanity = anthromes. The Anthropocene in action. #Anthromes #Ecology #ScienceFacts”
anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
