Urban ecology, stakeholders and the future of ecology

Urban Landscape Ecology: Past, Present, and Future

Cities are home to more than half of the world population. Cities have been the centers of economic and social developments, as well as sources of many major environmental problems. Cities are created and maintained by the most intense form of human-nature interactions. Cities are spatially extended, complex adaptive systems—which we call landscapes. The future of humanity will increasingly rel...

Fractal Population Ecology Theory

Abstract Purpose - The aim of this paper is to describe the population ecology theory through fractal thinking, an emergent human operating system that is creative, adaptive, healthy, and evolutionary; furthermore, a parallel is drawn between the population ecology model and the fractal structure. Top-down hierarchies are typically characterized by command and control systems of the authority t...

Urban Coyote Ecology and Management

Acknowledgments This project has been supported primarily by Cook County (Illinois) Animal Control, with special support from the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC). In particular, we would like to thank Dr. Dan Parmer for his support. Chris Anchor, FPDCC, has provided invaluable assistance with many aspects of the project. Rob Erickson was co...

Big data and the future of ecology

The Ecology of Urban Squirrels in Singapore

In this study, observational studies were conducted on the population of plantain squirrels on the Kent Ridge campus of the National University of Singapore. Focal animal sampling was used, and activities of squirrels recorded down when they were located. Squirrels were observed to inhabit a range of vegetation types found on the campus, and majority of plant material consumed by the squirrels ...