urban biodiversity
Metropolitan species variety
Urban biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms—plants, animals, fungi, microbes—found in cities and other developed areas.
The term encompasses everything from street trees and park wildlife to insects, birds, and the bacteria in urban soils.
The city launched an initiative to increase urban biodiversity by creating green corridors between parks.
Urban biodiversity often differs markedly from rural ecosystems, with some species thriving amid human activity while others disappear entirely.
- parksPublic recreation grounds
- pocket parksTiny urban green spaces
- gardensCultivated planting areas
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- bee hotelsNesting structures for solitary pollinators
citizen science · heat islands · migratory birds · vacant lots · bats · habitat restoration · wetlands · storm drains · native plants · wildlife corridors · amphibians · green corridors · lichens · fungi · rooftop gardens · green roofs · environmental education · habitat loss
urban biodiversitywilderness conservation
Protecting undeveloped natural areas
untouched nature · remote wilderness · rainforest biodiversity
urban biodiversitymonoculture
Single-crop agricultural system
barren landscape · ecological degradation · species extinction · biodiversity loss
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