José Miguel LameirasUniversity of Porto | UP · Departamento de Geociências, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território
José Miguel Lameiras
PhD
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Context
Urban areas are traditionally overlooked by ecologists, but contain a wide range of biodiversity. The existing procedures for consistent recording of habitats and biodiversity are not sufficient to adequately describe urban environments in a fine scale.
Objectives
A method is required to provide information on biodiversity and its spatial...
Urban green spaces display significant diversity in terms of size, shape, composition, connectivity or proximity to existing natural environments. This sets the framework for a study of the relation between spatial morphology and urban biodiversity, with the city of Porto chosen as a case study. Focusing primarily in public parks, gardens and green...
With the increasing impact of urbanization in the natural ecosystems, urban areas have a key role in the preservation and enhancement of biodiversity. A multidisciplinary review, crossing various approaches to urban biodiversity has been carried out, focusing both on the concepts (fragmentation, species richness, habitat structure, pattern analyses...
