| Environment: meso, Habitat fragmentation: effects |
Which species traits are associated with sensitivity to matrix fragmentation or habitat loss respectively? |
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How does isolation influence the habitat potential of an urban green space? |
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How do temporal disturbance regimes affect species persistence in urban landscapes? |
| Environment: micro, Human impacts: physical disturbance |
What is the status of plant-animal mutualisms in urban areas, and what implications do these have for the conservation of native flora? |
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How do management regimes influence biodiversity in managed green spaces? |
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What impacts do noise and physical disturbance have on urban wildlife communities, and how could these be minimized with design or management guidelines? |
| Behaviour: diet, foraging |
What keystone resources exist for urban fauna meta-communities? |
| Breeding: macro, meso, micro |
What factors influence productivity of species over broad urban environmental gradients? |
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How should the provision of additional nesting sites (or host plants) be structured to facilitate reproduction? |
| Analysis: adaptive guilds Autecology: urbanisation |
How could landscape or management interventions facilitate wildlife adaptation to urbanisation? |
| Multi-taxa: surrogates |
What is the relative importance of various taxa to plant pollination? |
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Which plant species support the most diverse range of pollinators? |
