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Urban reconciliation ecology: The potential of living roofs and walls by Francis, Robert A., Lorimer, Jamie

“…Reconciling human and non-human use of urban regions to support biological conservation represents a major challenge for the 21st century. The concept of…”
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Mapping the global state of invasive alien species: patterns of invasion and policy responses by Turbelin, Anna J., Malamud, Bruce D., Francis, Robert A.

“…Aim: To use global databases to (1) provide a visualization of global geographical patterns of species invasions, origins and pathways and (2) depict the…”
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A critical review on the utility of DNA barcoding in biodiversity conservation by Krishna Krishnamurthy, P., Francis, Robert A.

“…This article considers the utility of DNA barcodes for conservation. DNA barcoding is a molecular tool that uses standardised genetic primers, traditionally…”
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Feedbacks between geomorphology and biota controlling Earth surface processes and landforms: A review of foundation concepts and current understandings by Corenblit, Dov, Baas, Andreas C.W., Bornette, Gudrun, Darrozes, José, Delmotte, Sébastien, Francis, Robert A., Gurnell, Angela M., Julien, Frédéric, Naiman, Robert J., Steiger, Johannes

“…This review article presents recent advances in the field of biogeomorphology related to the reciprocal coupling between Earth surface processes and landforms,…”
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Living in the concrete jungle: a review and socio-ecological perspective of urban raptor habitat quality in Europe by Mak, Brandon, Francis, Robert A., Chadwick, Michael A.

“…Raptors can be important components of urban ecosystems due to their role as apex predators, the presence of which may bring benefits to people. Urban…”
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Nutrient Dynamics and Ecosystem Metabolism of Megacity Rivers: Influence of Elevated Nutrient Concentrations in Beijing’s Waterways by Zhang, Meng, Francis, Robert A., Chadwick, Michael A.

“…This study evaluated nutrient flux (nitrate (NO3−), ammonium (NH4+), phosphate (PO43−), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) at the sediment-water interface and…”
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The raptor lockdown menu—Shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities by Mak, Brandon, Drewitt, Edward J. A., Francis, Robert A., Chadwick, Michael A.

“…Raptors can thrive in cities where food supplies are abundant and seasonally stable. The availability of such resources may be linked to spatiotemporally…”
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Fashion, Sustainability, and the Anthropocene by Brooks, Andrew, Fletcher, Kate, Francis, Robert A, Rigby, Emma Dulcie, Roberts, Thomas

“…ABSTRACT The unbridled consumption of clothing threatens the environment. A discussion is developing around the adoption of new materials and economic models…”
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Evaluating natural infrastructure for flood management within the watersheds of selected global cities by Gunnell, Kelly, Mulligan, Mark, Francis, Robert A., Hole, David G.

“…Cities are dependent on their upstream watersheds for storage and gradual release of water into river systems. These watersheds act as important flood…”
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Restricted cross-scale habitat selection by American beavers by Francis, Robert A, Taylor, Jimmy D, Dibble, Eric, Strickland, Bronson, Petro, Vanessa M, Easterwood, Christine, Wang, Guiming

“…Animal habitat selection, among other ecological phenomena, is spatially scale dependent. Habitat selection by American beavers Castor canadensis （hereafter,…”
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Size and position matter: riparian plant establishment from fluvially deposited trees by Francis, Robert A.

“…The sprouting of fluvially deposited trees is an important process for floodplain woodland regeneration along dynamic rivers. This paper investigates how tree…”
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Civilian science: the potential of participatory environmental monitoring in areas affected by armed conflicts by Weir, Doug, McQuillan, Dan, Francis, Robert A.

“…Legal and policy initiatives to address the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts and their impact on people, ecosystems and sustainable development are…”
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Special issue: Fluvial biogeomorphology by Gurnell, Angela, Bertoldi, Walter, Francis, Robert A., Wharton, Geraldene

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Survival and growth responses of Populus nigra, Salix elaeagnos and Alnus incana cuttings to varying levels of hydric stress by Francis, Robert A., Gurnell, Angela M., Petts, Geoffrey E., Edwards, Peter J.

“…The Salicaceae and Betulaceae are important plant families within riparian ecosystems throughout the Northern hemisphere, and cuttings of species within these…”
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Urban river wall habitat and vegetation: observations from the River Thames through central London by Francis, Robert A, Hoggart, Simon P.G

“…Along heavily engineered urban rivers, river walls and embankments represent the most common habitat available to riparian vegetation. This paper presents the…”
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Fluvially-deposited large wood and riparian plant diversity by Francis, Robert A, Tibaldeschi, Paolo, McDougall, Luke

“…Out-of-channel wood jams centred by fluvially-deposited large wood represent an important habitat for riparian plant species along large rivers dominated by…”
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What makes a species synurbic? by Francis, Robert A., Chadwick, Michael A.

“…The term ‘synurbic’ is sometimes used within the more recent urban ecology literature to refer to a species that colonises or is found within urban ecosystems,…”
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Understanding processes of island development on an island braided river over timescales from days to decades by Gurnell, Angela M., Bertoldi, Walter, Francis, Robert A., Gurnell, John, Mardhiah, Ulfah

“…Bar colonization by vegetation and subsequent island formation is a key bio‐geomorphological process in fluvial landscape evolution. Here we investigate…”
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Mapping urban ecology education in the UK by Francis, Robert A.

“…Urban ecology has matured as a field of investigation. This paper explores how well it has transitioned into the educational curricula of UK Higher Education…”
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Succeeding from nature: The non‐human agency of Portuguese cork by Brooks, Andrew, Francis, Robert A.

“…Non‐human life has economic agency. It acts on the cultural values of products. Naturalness is an important, yet ambiguous, property in the market and imbues…”
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