My research attempts to determine patterns and processes of urban wildlife ecology domestically and globally. With multiple collaborators across various organizations and research networks (e.g., UrBioNet, Snapshot USA), we collect data across taxa in the field, via nationwide surveys, and via systematic literature reviews. We also synthesize our understanding of urban ecology as a field with synthesis and perspective publications. Below are recent publications in which we describe our current understanding of urban wildlife ecology and future directions to be explored. Upcoming publications include a paper outlining best practices for studying urban biodiversity.  
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Publications:

• Hahs, A., Fournier, B....Rega-Brodsky, C.C., ...Kotze, D.J., & Moretti, M. 2023. Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide. Nature Communications, 14, 4751. DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-39746-1
• Weiss, K. C. B., Green, A. M., Herrera, D. J., Hubbard, T., Rega-Brodsky, C. C., & Allen, M. L. 2023. Effect of species-level trait variation on urban exploitation in mammals. Ecology, 104(7), e4055. DOI 10.1002/ecy.4055
  
• Rega-Brodsky, C. C., Weiss, K. C. B., Green, A. M., Iannarilli, F., Tleimat, J., Fritts, S., Herrera, D. J., Fisher-Reid, M. C., Compton, J. A., Lafferty, D. J. R., & Allen, M. L. 2023. Mammalian functional trait responses to anthropogenic and environmental factors across the contiguous USA. Urban Ecosystems, 26, 309-322. DOI 10.1007/s11252-023-01338-8
  
• ​Rega-Brodsky, C.C., Aronson, M.F.J., Piana, M.R., Carpenter, E., Hahs, A. K., Herrera-Montes, A., Knapp, S., Kotze, D. J., Lepczyk, C. A., Moretti, M., Salisbury, A., Williams, N. S. G., Jung, K., Katti, M., MacGregor-Fors, I., MacIvor, J. S., La Sorte, F. A., Shell, V., Threfall, C., & Nilon, C.H. 2022. Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions. Urban Ecosystems, 25, 1083-1096. DOI 10.1007/s11252-022-01207-w
• Knapp, S., Aronson, M.F.J., Carpenter, E., Herrera-Montes, A., Jung, K., Kotze, D.J., La Sorte, F.A., Lepczyk, C.A., MacGregor-Fors, I., MacIvor, J.S., Moretti, M., Nilon, C.H., Piana, M.R., Rega-Brodsky, C.C., Salisbury, A., Threlfall, C.G., Trisos, C., Williams, N.S.G., & Hahs, A.K. 2021. A research agenda for urban ecology under global biodiversity loss. BioScience, 71(3), 268-279. DOI 10.1093/biosci/biaa141