Urban biodiversity in China: Who are winners? Who are losers?

• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（21）
• 页码范围: 1631-1633
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11434-016-1187-7

摘要

Rapid urbanization in the last three decades has impacted biogeographic patterns of wildlife in China profoundly.Large areas of natural habitats have been converted into concentrated industrial and residential areas [1].Remaining habitats in vicinities of cities are often fragmented and degraded [2].Besides land use/land cover changes,anthropogenic disturbances such as the introduction of exotic species further add pressure on local biodiversity [3].How does wildlife respond to these impacts? Who will win and who will lose in this urbanization process in China? Answers to these questions will help conservation agencies to manage the impacts of urbanization on biodiversity more effectively.