W live on a humanmodified planet (Acuto et al. 2018), and in no environment is this more apparent than in the world’s cities. Of the Earth’s total land surface area, >10% is now characterized as urban land cover (McGranahan 2005), and the continued pace of urbanization is astonishing (Acuto et al. 2018). The majority of the planet’s human population now lives in urban areas, and the global urban population is expected to increase to nearly 5 billion people by 2030 (Seto et al. 2012). The unprecedented expansion of urban areas will undoubtedly continue to transform the ecology of the world, with profound consequences for biodiversity worldwide (McKinney 2008). As the newest and fastest growing ecosystems on the planet, cities also represent a unique opportunity for science, particularly ecology and conservation (Miller and Hobbs 2002). The number of people living in humanmodified areas provides an untapped and valuable opportunity to engage the public in the process of ecological research (Dickenson et al. 2012) and to connect people to nature (Miller and Hobbs 2002). For cities to be part of conservation solutions, cultivating an appreciation for urban flora and fauna among human city dwellers will be necessary (Berry 2013). Connecting people to nature through careful city planning could therefore have tremendous potential as a way of conserving nature and biodiversity. This approach, termed “reconciliation ecology” by Rosenzweig (2003), could facilitate wildlife conservation even in the heart of urban landscapes. Although cities are not typically built with wild flora and fauna in mind, they do contain important wildlife habitats, such as parks, nature preserves, golf courses, cemeteries, and in some cases even yards (Gallo et al. 2017; Belaire et al. 2014). Moreover, efforts to incorporate natural habitats into urban planning –for conservation, to improve human wellbeing, or to increase property values – are increasingly common (Beatley Advancing urban wildlife research through a multicity collaboration

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通过多城市合作推进城市野生动物研究

W 生活在一个人类改造过的星球上（Acuto 等人，2018 年），在世界城市中，这一点在任何环境中都更为明显。在地球总陆地表面积中，> 10% 现在被表征为城市土地覆盖（McGranahan 2005），城市化的持续步伐令人震惊（Acuto 等人，2018）。地球上大部分人口现在居住在城市地区，预计到 2030 年全球城市人口将增加到近 50 亿（Seto 等，2012）。城市地区的空前扩张无疑将继续改变世界生态，对全球生物多样性产生深远的影响（McKinney 2008）。作为地球上最新和发展最快的生态系统，城市也为科学，特别是生态和保护提供了独特的机会（Miller 和 Hobbs 2002）。居住在人工改造地区的人数为公众参与生态研究过程（Dickenson 等人，2012 年）以及将人与自然联系起来（Miller 和 Hobbs 2002 年）提供了一个尚未开发的宝贵机会。为了让城市成为保护解决方案的一部分，培养人类城市居民对城市动植物的欣赏是必要的（Berry 2013）。因此，通过精心的城市规划将人与自然联系起来，作为保护自然和生物多样性的一种方式具有巨大的潜力。这种方法被 Rosenzweig（2003 年）称为“和解生态学”，即使在城市景观的中心也可以促进野生动物保护。尽管城市通常不会考虑野生动植物群，但它们确实包含重要的野生动物栖息地，例如公园、自然保护区、高尔夫球场、墓地，在某些情况下甚至是码（Gallo 等人，2017 年；Belaire 等人，2014 年）。此外，为了保护、改善人类福祉或增加财产价值，将自然栖息地纳入城市规划的努力越来越普遍（Beatley 通过多城市合作推进城市野生动物研究