Open AccessUrban biodiversity: is there such a thing?
Author(s) -
Philippe Clergeau
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
cybergeo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1278-3366
DOI - 10.4000/cybergeo.277
Subject(s) - biodiversity , habitat , pace , habitat fragmentation , fragmentation (computing) , geography , ecology , natural (archaeology) , agriculture , habitat destruction , agroforestry , biology , archaeology , geodesy
In recent years, landscapes have undergone profound transformations - the destruction of natural habitats, fragmentation, increased uniformity due to intensive agriculture, urban sprawls, etc. - which have had a strong impact on plant and animal life and on biological systems. Species able to live only in one type of habitat, or to survive only on one type of food are gradually disappearing, whereas others, more adaptable, are breeding at a fast pace. Although the decline of biological divers..