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Urban nature: What kinds of plants and wildlife flourish in cities?

  • Written by Christopher Swan, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe High Line in New York City, a former elevated railroad trestle converted to a public park.Shinya Suzuki/Flickr, CC BY-ND

Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living things on Earth, but people often have very specific ideas of what it means. If you run an online search for images of biodiversity, you are likely to find lots of photos of...

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