Tagged: urban ecology

Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource - Guest Work

Guest Author • Apr 27, 2021 •

• Biodiversity,
• Environment,
• soil,
• urban ecology

Roisin O’Riordan, Lancaster University When you think about soil, you probably think of rolling fields of countryside. But what about urban soil? With city dwellers expected to account for 68% of the world’s population by 2050, this oft forgotten resource is increasingly important. City-based agriculture is on the rise. But urban soil is more often associated with contamination … Read More

Fat, well-fed cats kill too… and they do it for fun - Politecol

- Wayne Linklater • Mar 05, 2014 •

• cats,
• cats and native wildlife,
• Environment and Ecology,
• native wildlife,
• urban ecology

On our way down to the local corner store for the Saturday morning paper my 5- and 1-year-old daughters and I meet a feline ritual. At the front gate of a home half-way down, every day without fail stands a generously fed black moggy with white socks and nose, long hair, and an inviting purr. She sits reliably waiting for … Read More