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Assessing social and biophysical drivers of spontaneous plant diversity and structure in urban vacant lots by Anderson, Elsa C., Minor, Emily S.

“…Vacant lots are typically viewed as urban blight but are also green spaces that provide wildlife habitat and ecosystem services in urban landscapes. Vacant lot…”
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Socio-ecological connectivity differs in magnitude and direction across urban landscapes by Egerer, Monika, Fouch, Nakisha, Anderson, Elsa C., Clarke, Mysha

“…Connectivity of social-ecological systems promotes resilience across urban landscapes. Community gardens are social-ecological systems that support food…”
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Assessing four methods for establishing native plants on urban vacant land by Anderson, Elsa C., Minor, Emily S.

“…Urban greening increases vegetation and can restore ecological functions to urban systems. It has ties to restoration ecology, which aims to return degraded…”
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Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes by Egerer, Monika, Anderson, Elsa

“…Landscape connectivity is a critical component of dynamic processes that link the structure and function of networks at the landscape scale. In the…”
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Management effects on plant community and functional assemblages in Chicago’s vacant lots by Anderson, Elsa C., Minor, Emily S., Decocq, Guillaume

“…Question We ask whether 11‐year mowing patterns and presence of fencing influence plant community diversity and functional assemblage in urban vacant lots…”
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Just street trees? Street trees increase local biodiversity and biomass in higher income, denser neighborhoods by Anderson, Elsa C., Locke, Dexter H., Pickett, Steward T. A., LaDeau, Shannon L.

“…Tree canopy cover is a critical component of the urban environment that supports ecosystem services at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Increasing tree…”
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More green, fewer problems: landcover relates to perception of environmental problems by Suchy, Amanda K, Anderson, Elsa C, Fork, Megan L, Lin, Laurence, Locke, Dexter H, Groffman, Peter M, Grove, J Morgan, LaDeau, Shannon L, Rosi, Emma J

“…The relationship between (a) the structure and composition of the landscape around an individual's home and (b) environmental perceptions and health outcomes…”
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Comparing community garden typologies of Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City (USA) to understand potential implications for socio-ecological services by Anderson, Elsa C., Egerer, Monika H., Fouch, Nakisha, Clarke, Mysha, Davidson, Melissa J.

“…Urban community gardens offer unique social and ecological benefits in cities. However, given the dynamic nature of cities and the profound effects of variable…”
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Creating community: a peer‐led, adaptable postdoc program to build transferable career skills and overcome isolation by Fork, Megan L., Anderson, Elsa C., Castellanos, Adrian A., Fischhoff, Ilya R., Matsler, A. Marissa, Nieman, Chelsey L., Oleksy, Isabella A., Wong, Michelle Y.

“…Postdoctoral positions provide critical opportunities for early‐career ecologists to build transferable skills, knowledge, and networks that will prepare them…”
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Nest selection by red-headed woodpeckers across three spatial scales in an urban environment by Anderson, Elsa C, LaMontagne, Jalene M

“…Forest habitat is important for a variety of woodpecker species, and is under pressure from urbanization. Red-headed Woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus;…”
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Tree cavity availability across forest, park, and residential habitats in a highly urban area by LaMontagne, Jalene M., Kilgour, R. Julia, Anderson, Elsa C., Magle, Seth

“…Tree cavities are used by a wide variety of species for nesting, food storage, and cover. Most studies on cavity availability have been conducted in forests,…”
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The underutilized role of community gardens in improving cities’ adaptation to climate change: a review by Clarke, Mysha, Davidson, Melissa, Egerer, Monika, Anderson, Elsa, Fouch, Nakisha

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Vacant lots: An underexplored resource for ecological and social benefits in cities by Anderson, Elsa C., Minor, Emily S.

“…Vacant lots make up a large proportion of urban land and are of interest to many stakeholder groups. While they are often viewed as dangerous or unsightly,…”
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Changes in Container-Breeding Mosquito Diversity and Abundance Along an Urbanization Gradient are Associated With Dominance of Arboviral Vectors by Zettle, MyKenna, Anderson, Elsa, LaDeau, Shannon L.

“…Environmental conditions associated with urbanization are likely to influence the composition and abundance of mosquito (Diptera, Culicidae) assemblages…”
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Vacant lot plant establishment techniques alter urban soil ecosystem services by Midgley, Meghan, Anderson, Elsa, Minor, Emily

“…•Vacant lot plant establishment strategies have belowground consequences.•Turfgrass had high soil carbon sequestration but low nutrient retention.•Intensive…”
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Factors that enhance or hinder social cohesion in urban greenspaces: A literature review by Clarke, Mysha, Cadaval, Stephanie, Wallace, Charles, Anderson, Elsa, Egerer, Monika, Dinkins, Lillian, Platero, Ricardo

“…Urban greenspaces--including city parks, forests, and gardens--can provide many benefits that impact human wellbeing. One such aspect of wellbeing is social…”
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Print to Electronic: The Library Perspective by Anderson, Elsa

“…For publishers and librarians to work well together it will help for publishers have a good idea of the circumstances and challenges currently facing…”
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Changes over time in tree cavity availability across urban habitats by Hohl, David, Stoycheva, Teodora, Kilgour, R. Julia, Anderson, Elsa C., LaMontagne, Jalene M.

“…In urban ecosystems, tree cavities provide critical habitat for a variety of wildlife, and their occurrence is influenced by tree health, management, and…”
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More than green: Tree structure and biodiversity patterns differ across canopy change regimes in Baltimore’s urban forest by Anderson, Elsa C., Avolio, Meghan L., Sonti, Nancy F., LaDeau, Shannon L.

“…Urban tree canopy is a vital component of modern cities, and many cities aspire to increase canopy cover to bolster ecosystem services. However, canopy-based…”
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Chapter 1: Introduction by Anderson, Elsa K

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