Journal article
Cities are hotspots for threatened species
CD Ives, PE Lentini, CG Threlfall, K Ikin, DF Shanahan, GE Garrard, SA Bekessy, RA Fuller, L Mumaw, L Rayner, R Rowe, LE Valentine, D Kendal
Global Ecology and Biogeography | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12404
Abstract
Aim: Although urbanization impacts many species, there is little information on the patterns of occurrences of threatened species in urban relative to non-urban areas. By assessing the extent of the distribution of threatened species across all Australian cities, we aim to investigate the currently under-utilized opportunity that cities present for national biodiversity conservation. Location: Australian mainland, Tasmania and offshore islands. Methods: Distributions of Australia's 1643 legally protected terrestrial species (hereafter 'threatened species') were compiled. We assessed the extent to which they overlapped with 99 cities (ofmore than 10,000 people), with all non-urban areas, and ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research arose from a workshop held in Bungendore, NSW, in 2013, supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED). C.D.I., P.E.L., K.I., D.F.S., S.A.B., R.A.F. and L.E.V. are supported by the Australian Government National Environmental Research Program Environmental Decisions Hub (NERP ED). C.D.I., K.I., G.E.G., S.A.B., L.M., L.R. and L.E.V. are supported by the ARC CEED. G.E.G. is supported by The Myer Foundation. S.A.B. and R.A.F. are ARC Future Fellows. D.F.S. is supported through ARC Discovery Grant DP120102857. D.K. is supported by the Baker Foundation. C.G.T. is supported through ARC Linkage Grant LP110100686. We thank three anonymous referees and two editors whose comments substantially improved this manuscript.