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needs to be addressed, so a strong evidence-base is in place to inform effective
policy and practice.
Acknowledgements We are grateful to our respective funders: ZGD is supported by the European
Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant 726104; MD is supported by the UK Natural
Environment Research Council (NERC) grant NE/R002681/1; JCF is supported by the UK
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) scholarship ES/J500148/1; and, RAF is supported
by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship.
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needs to be addressed, so a strong evidence-base is in place to inform effective
policy and practice.
Acknowledgements We are grateful to our respective funders: ZGD is supported by the European
Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant 726104; MD is supported by the UK Natural
Environment Research Council (NERC) grant NE/R002681/1; JCF is supported by the UK
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) scholarship ES/J500148/1; and, RAF is supported
by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship.
References
Aronson MF, Lepczyk CA, Evans KL, Goddard MA, Lerman SB, MacIvor JS, Nilon CH, Vargo T
(2017) Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management. Front Ecol
Environ 15:1–8
Baldock KCR, Goddard MA, Hicks DM, Kunin WE, Mitschunas N, Osgathorpe LM, Potts SG,
Robertson KM, Scott AV, Stone GN, Vaughan IP, Memmott J (2015) Where is the UK’s pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects. Proc R Soc B
Biol Sci 282:20142849
Barr LM, Watson JEM, Possingham HP, Iwamura T, Fuller RA (2016) Progress in improving the
protection of species and habitats in Australia. Biol Conserv 200:184–191
Bates AJ, Sadler JP, Fairbrass AJ, Falk SJ, Hale JD, Matthews TJ (2011) Changing bee and hoverfly pollinator assemblages along an urban-rural gradient. PLoS One 6:e23459
Beatley T, van den Bosch KC (2018) Urban landscapes and public health. In: van den Bosch M,
Bird W (eds) Nature and Public Health. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Beebee TJC (1997) Changes in dewpond numbers and amphibian diversity over 20 years on chalk
downland in Sussex, England. Biol Conserv 81:215–219
Beninde J, Veith M, Hochkirch A (2015) Biodiversity in cities needs space: a meta-analysis of factors determining intra-urban biodiversity variation. Ecol Lett 18:581–592
Bixler RD, Floyd MF (1997) Nature is scary, disgusting, and uncomfortable. Environ Behav
29:443–467
Bland RL, Tully J, Greenwood JJD (2004) Birds breeding in British gardens: an underestimated
population? Bird Study 51:96–106
Boakes EH, Mace GM, McGowan PJK, Fuller RA (2010) Extreme contagion in global habitat
clearance. Proc R Soc B Biol Sci 277:1081–1085
Bonta M (2008) Valorizing the relationships between people and birds: experiences and lessons
from Honduras. Ornitol Neotropical 19:595–604
Boone GC, Buckley GL, Grove MJ, Sister C (2009) Parks and people: an environmental justice
inquiry in Baltimore, Maryland. Assoc Am Geogr 99:767–787
Brooks TM, Mittermeier RA, da Fonseca GAB, Gerlach J, Hoffmann M, Lamoreux JF, Mittermeier
CG, Pilgrim JD, Rodrigues ASL (2006) Global biodiversity conservation priorities. Science
313:58–61
Brown C, Grant M (2005) Biodiversity and human health: what role for nature in healthy urban
planning? Built Environ 31:326–338
Buchholz S, Blick T, Hannig K, Kowarik I, Lemke A, Otte V, Scharon J, Schonhofer A, Teige T,
von der Lippe M, Seitz B (2016) Biological richness of a large urban cemetery in Berlin: results
of a multi-taxon approach. Biodivers Data J 4:e7057
Butchart SHM, Clarke M, Smith RJ, Sykes RE, Scharlemann JPW, Harfoot M, Buchanan GM,
Angulo A, Balmford A, Bertzky B, Brooks TM, Carpenter KE, Comeros-Raynal MT, Cornell
J, Francesco Ficetola G, Fishpool LDC, Fuller RA, Geldmann J, Harwell H, Hilton-Taylor C,
Hoffmann M, Joolia A, Joppa L, Kingston N, May I, Milam A, Polidoro B, Ralph G, Richman
Z. G. Davies et al.