Mason Fidino, Heather A Sander, Jesse S Lewis, Elizabeth W Lehrer, Kimberly Rivera, Maureen H Murray, Henry C Adams, Anna Kase, Andrea Flores, Theodore Stankowich, Christopher J Schell, Carmen M Salsbury, Adam T Rohnke, Mark J Jordan, Austin M Green, Ashley R Gramza, Amanda J Zellmer, Jacque Williamson, Thilina D Surasinghe, Hunter Storm, Kimberly L Sparks, Travis J Ryan, Katie R Remine, Mary E Pendergast, Kayleigh Mullen, Darren E Minier, Christopher R Middaugh, Amy L Mertl, Maureen R McClung, Robert A Long, Rachel N Larson, Michel T Kohl, Lavendar R Harris, Courtney T Hall, Jeffrey D Haight, David Drake, Alyssa M Davidge, Ann O Cheek, Christopher P Bloch, Elizabeth G Biro, Whitney J B Anthonysamy, Julia L Angstmann, Maximilian L Allen, Solny A Adalsteinsson, Anne G Short Gianotti, Jalene M LaMontagne, Tiziana A Gelmi-Candusso, Seth B Magle
While there is increasing recognition that social processes in cities like gentrification have ecological consequences, we lack nuanced understanding of the ways gentrification affects urban biodiversity. We analyzed a large camera trap dataset of mammals (>500 g) to evaluate how gentrification impacts species richness and community composition across 23 US cities. After controlling for the negative effect of impervious cover, gentrified parts of cities had the highest mammal species richness. Change in community composition was associated with gentrification in a few cities, which were mostly located along the West Coast...
April 23, 2024: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America