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dc.contributor.authorSoanes, K
dc.contributor.authorSievers, M
dc.contributor.authorChee, YE
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, NSG
dc.contributor.authorBhardwaj, M
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, AJ
dc.contributor.authorParris, KM
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:41:34Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:41:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0888-8892
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cobi.13193
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/382027
dc.description.abstractDespite repeated calls to action, proposals for urban conservation are often met with surprise or scepticism. There remains a pervasive narrative in policy, practice, and the public psyche that urban environments, although useful for engaging people with nature or providing ecosystem services, are of little conservation value. We argue that the tendency to overlook the conservation value of urban environments stems from misconceptions about the ability of native species to persist within cities and towns and that this, in turn, hinders effective conservation action. However, recent scientific evidence shows that these assumptions do not always hold. Although it is generally true that increasing the size, quality, and connectivity of habitat patches will improve the probability that a species can persist, the inverse is not that small, degraded, or fragmented habitats found in urban environments are worthless. In light of these findings we propose updated messages that guide and inspire researchers, practitioners, and decision makers to undertake conservation action in urban environments: consider small spaces, recognize unconventional habitats, test creative solutions, and use science to minimize the impacts of future urban development.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto7
dc.relation.ispartofjournalConservation Biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchConservation and biodiversity
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410401
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4104
dc.titleCorrecting common misconceptions to inspire conservation action in urban environments
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
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gro.rights.copyright© 2018 Society for Conservation Biology. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Correcting common misconceptions to inspire conservation action in urban environments, Conservation Biology, AOV 2018, which has been published in final form at DOI. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorSievers, Michael K.


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