What does the non-human community of a city look like? Is it the same species everywhere (pigeons, dandelions, bridge spiders, yawn) or does the wildlife from the surrounding area show up? We hear from Dr. Misha Leong of the California Academy of Sciences to hear about biotic homogenization in cities AND how she used data from the City Nature Challenge for the study she co-authored along with Michelle Trautwein (note that this is a pre-print and has not yet gone through peer review). Also LJ Brubaker of Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia joins us to argue the case for native hymenoptera and talk about their park’s plans for the 2019 City Nature Challenge.
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