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Titre :	Urban wildlife research: Past, present, and future
Auteurs :	Seth B. Magle, Auteur ; Victoria M. Hunt, Auteur ; Marian Vernon, Auteur ; Kevin R. Crooks, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (155 OCT 2012)
Article en page(s) :	23-32
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Despite expanding urban areas and increased awareness of urbanization impacts on wildlife, trends in urban wildlife studies have not been evaluated systematically. We performed a thorough assessment of such research, evaluating urban wildlife publications from 16 leading journals in animal behavior, conservation, ecology, general science, landscape ecology, and wildlife biology from 1971 to 2010. Using a systematic review process, we quantified trends in urban wildlife research over time and in different scientific fields, and also assessed author affiliations, geographic and taxonomic focus, research topics, and study site types. In general, rates of publication for urban wildlife research have been increasing, although still remain low (

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