Spatial urban and peri-urban biodiversity patterns

• Main Author: Τζωρτζακάκη, Όλγα
• Other Authors: Γκιώκας, Σίνος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Urbanization; Biodiversity; Patterns; Αστικοποίηση; Βιοποικιλότητα; Πρότυπα; 577.56

Urbanisation is one of the major drivers of land use change, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss. However, urban areas should not be considered as “ecological deserts”. Instead, they have the potential to support diverse communities, on condition that suitable habitat patches occur. To reach...