With my UrBioNet colleagues, we attempt to synthesize global datasets to determine patterns and processes of urban wildlife and plant ecology. With these data and a systematic literature review, we have published analyses of our current understanding of the field and future directions to be explored. Upcoming publications detail global patterns of functional traits of wildlife in urban ecosystems, as well as a paper outlining best practices for studying urban biodiversity.  
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Collaborators: UrBioNet

Publications:

• ​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