... of rural–urban networks and urbanization in the Mediterranean, the land sparing versus land sharing debate, and the Plantationocene concept. Each thematic reflection enhances the understanding of food agrobiodiversity threats and support, landscapes of mixed agrobiodiversity and intensified woody...

... permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Megacities Urbanization Water crises Policy Potable water Around the world, megacities are struggling to keep...

...Sydney Cleavenger; Yongjian Chen; Albert Barberán Plant-associated microbiomes play prominent roles in maintaining plant health and productivity. Here, we characterized the soil and phyllosphere microbiomes associated with mesquite trees in grazing and urban areas compared to natural areas...

... to mean farm area (strong), per-capita Gross Domestic Product at the district level (strong), and urban distance (moderate). FSS showed strong positive relations to aridity and topographic ruggedness. FSS were positively related to elevation in a 5-country Andean subsample. Results estimated FSS...

...Kathryn L. Sobocinski; C. Drew Harvell; Natalie J. K. Baloy; Ginny Broadhurst; Megan N. Dethier; Aquila Flower; John R. Delaney Coastal seas and estuaries are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and have long attracted human activity. Yet, urbanization pressures are intense...

...Laura Gallardo; Francisco Barraza; Andrés Ceballos; Mauricio Galleguillos; Nicolás Huneeus; Fabrice Lambert; Cecilia Ibarra; Marcela Munizaga; Raúl O’Ryan; Mauricio Osses; Sebastián Tolvett; Anahí Urquiza; Karina D. Véliz; Detlev Helmig; Erika von Schneidemesser Worldwide, urbanization constitutes...

...Kristina G. Hopkins; Nathaniel B. Morse; Daniel J. Bain; Neil D. Bettez; Nancy B. Grimm; Jennifer L. Morse; Monica M. Palta; Donald R. Zak; Peter M. Groffman Linking the type and timing of hydrologic changes with patterns of urban growth is essential to identifying the underlying mechanisms...