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Soil surface temperatures reveal moderation of the urban heat island effect by trees and shrubs by Edmondson, J. L., Stott, I., Davies, Z. G., Gaston, K. J., Leake, J. R.

“…Urban areas are major contributors to air pollution and climate change, causing impacts on human health that are amplified by the microclimatological effects…”
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Ecological and evolutionary processes at expanding range margins by Thomas, C. D, Bodsworth, E. J, Wilson, R. J, Simmons, A. D, Davies, Z. G, Musche, M, Conradt, L

“…Many animals are regarded as relatively sedentary and specialized in marginal parts of their geographical distributions. They are expected to be slow at…”
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How do different types and characteristics of green space impact mental health? A scoping review by Beute, F., Marselle, M. R., Olszewska‐Guizzo, A., Andreucci, M. B., Lammel, A., Davies, Z. G., Glanville, J., Keune, H., O'Brien, L., Remmen, R., Russo, A., Vries, S.

“…Green space matters for mental health but is under constant pressure in an increasingly urbanising world. Often there is little space available in cities for…”
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Human well-being responses to species’ traits by Fisher, J. C., Dallimer, M., Irvine, K. N., Aizlewood, S. G., Austen, G. E., Fish, R. D., King, P. M., Davies, Z. G.

“…People rely on well-functioning ecosystems to provide critical services that underpin human health and well-being. Consequently, biodiversity loss has profound…”
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The re-expansion and improving status of the silver-spotted skipper butterfly ( Hesperia comma) in Britain: a metapopulation success story by Davies, Zoe G., Wilson, Robert J., Brereton, Tom M., Thomas, Chris D.

“…Many specialist species are declining as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, such that conservation actions typically aim to stem rates of decline…”
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A national scale inventory of resource provision for biodiversity within domestic gardens by Davies, Zoe G., Fuller, Richard A., Loram, Alison, Irvine, Katherine N., Sims, Victoria, Gaston, Kevin J.

“…The human population is increasingly disconnected from nature due to urbanisation. To counteract this phenomenon, the UK government has been actively promoting…”
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Changing Habitat Associations of a Thermally Constrained Species, the Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly, in Response to Climate Warming by Davies, Zoe G., Wilson, Robert J., Coles, Sophie, Thomas, Chris D.

“…1. The impact of climate change on the distribution, abundance, phenology and ecophysiology of species is already well documented, whereas the influence of…”
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Insects and climate change: processes, patterns and implications for conservation by Wilson, R. J, Davies, Z. G, Thomas, C. D

“…The effects of climatic change on insect biodiversity and conservation, and the importance of insects as model systems for biological responses to climatic…”
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