US cityscapes show consistent patterns of 'urban evolution'
College Park, MD (SPX) Sep 12, 2014 - Most people think of city landscapes as simpler, diminished versions of the wild forests and free-flowing streams found in remote places. But in a series of studies published in a special issue of the journal Biogeochemistry, scientists specializing in urban ecosystems say just the opposite is true. Urban landscapes are more complex than they seem, and from coast to coast these ecosystems ... more
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