Urban areas present challenging environments for biodiversity, but they are also home to a diverse array of plants, animals, insects and microorganisms that make important contributions to ecosystem resilience and human health and wellbeing.
The Biodiverse Cities research group investigates questions related to the ecology in, of, for and with cities.
Examples of research interests include:
- Quantifying biodiversity through spatial datasets and field work
- Measuring urban impacts on biodiversity
- Urban environments as social-ecological-cultural-technical systems
- Urban biodiversity conservation, management, maintenance and governance
- Relationships between biodiversity and human health and wellbeing
- Biodiversity positive urban design
- Urbanisation gradients and comparative ecology of cities and towns
Contact
For enquiries, please email Amy Hahs - amy.hahs@unimelb.edu.au