Environmental Studies and Forestry

Global impacts of future urban expansion on terrestrial vertebrate diversity

G. Li, C. Fang, et al.

Rapid urban expansion poses a serious threat to global biodiversity, with potential natural habitat loss reaching up to 33 million hectares by 2100. This study conducted by Guangdong Li, Chuanglin Fang, Yingjie Li, Zhenbo Wang, Siao Sun, Sanwei He, Wei Qi, Chao Bao, Haitao Ma, Yupeng Fan, Yuxue Feng, and Xiaoping Liu highlights urgent calls for sustainable urban development to protect our precious ecosystems.

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