Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems

Peter M. Groffman; Meghan Avolio; Jeannine Cavender-Bares; Neil D. Bettez; Morgan Grove; Sharon J. Hall; Sarah E. Hobbie; Kelli L. Larson; Susannah B. Lerman; Dexter H. Locke; James B. Heffernan; Jennifer L. Morse; Christopher Neill; Kristen C. Nelson; Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne; Diane E. Pataki; Colin Polsky; Rinku Roy Chowdhury; Tara L. E. Trammell

doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0191

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Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems

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Authors:

Peter M. Groffman, Meghan Avolio, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Morgan Grove, Sharon J. Hall, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kelli L. Larson, Susannah B. Lerman, Dexter H. Locke, James B. Heffernan, Jennifer L. Morse, Christopher Neill, Kristen C. Nelson, Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Diane E. Pataki, Colin Polsky, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Tara L. E. Trammell

Year:

2017

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0191

Source:

Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Abstract

Similarities in planning, development and culture within urban areas may lead to the convergence of ecological processes on continental scales. Transdisciplinary, multi-scale research is now needed to understand and predict the impact of human-dominated landscapes on ecosystem structure and function.

Citation

Groffman, Peter M.; Avolio, Meghan; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Bettez, Neil D.; Grove, J. Morgan; Hall, Sharon J.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Larson, Kelli L.; Lerman, Susannah B.; Locke, Dexter H.; Heffernan, James B.; Morse, Jennifer L.; Neill, Christopher; Nelson, Kristen C.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Pataki, Diane E.; Polsky, Colin; Chowdhury, Rinku Roy; Trammell, Tara L.E. 2017. Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(7): 0191-. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0191.