Sprawling cities are rapidly encroaching on Earth's biodiversity

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Laurance, William F.;Engert, Jayden
William Laurance
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[Extract] One of the most important demographic events of the past half-century is the dramatic growth of urban areas worldwide. Growing cities, like insatiable amoebas, tend to engulf and devour their surrounding lands, often at the expense of biodiversity.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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119

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1091-6490

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National Academy of Sciences

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10.1073/pnas.2202244119