Land | Invitation to Read Papers and Hot Topic Special Issues Related to Urban Biodiversity Conservation

We are delighted to share some papers on urban biodiversity conservation research that were published in our journal Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) between 2024 and 2026. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will interest you:

1. “Managing Landscape Urbanization and Assessing Biodiversity of Wildlife Habitats: A Study of Bobcats in San Jose, California”
by Yongli Zheng, Yuxi Wang, Xinyi Wang, Yuhan Wen and Shuying Guo
Land 2024, 13(2), 152; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020152

2. “Analysis of Spatial Divergence in Bird Diversity Driven by Built Environment Characteristics of Ecological Corridors in High-Density Urban Areas”
by Di Wang, Lang Zhang, Qicheng Zhong, Guilian Zhang, Xuanying Chen and Qingping Zhang
Land 2024, 13(9), 1359; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091359

3. “The Effects of Spatial Structure and Development Intensity of the Urban Landscape on Bird Biodiversity in Anhui Province”
by Minglu Hu, Xinghao Lu and Yuncai Wang
Land 2024, 13(10), 1660; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101660

4. “Assessing Urban Agriculture’s Potential for Biodiversity Conservation, Carbon Sequestration, and Community Development: A Comparative Study of Residents’ Perceptions in Three Western Romanian Cities”
by Simona Gavrilaș, Oana Brînzan, Eugenia Tigan, Radu Lucian Blaga and Tiberiu Iancu
Land 2025, 14(2), 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020271

5. “Wealth and Altitude Explain Urban Plant Diversity in Residential Areas of Hainan, China”
by Linke Su, Huiting Tang, Gong He, Mir Muhammad Nizamani and Huafeng Wang
Land 2025, 14(2), 328; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020328

6. “The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor—Residential (NZBF-R): A Tool to Rapidly Score the Relative Biodiversity Value of Urban Residential Developments”
by Jacqueline Theis, Christopher K. Woolley, Philip J. Seddon, Danielle F. Shanahan, Claire Freeman, Maibritt Pedersen Zari and Yolanda van Heezik
Land 2025, 14(3), 526; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14030526

7. “Reconciling Urban Expansion with Biodiversity: Habitat Dynamics and Ecological Connectivity in Xiong’an New Area’s Full-Cycle Development”
by Zihao Huang, Kai Su, Sufang Yu, Xuebing Jiang, Chuang Li, Shihui Chang and Yongfa You
Land 2025, 14(3), 533; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14030533

8. “Phytoplankton Diversity, Abundance and Toxin Synthesis Potential in the Lakes of Natural and Urban Landscapes in Permafrost Conditions”
by Sophia Barinova, Viktor A. Gabyshev, Olga I. Gabysheva, Yanzhima A. Naidanova and Ekaterina G. Sorokovikova
Land 2025, 14(4), 721; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040721

9. “Investigation of Avian Diversity and Habitat Variations in Urban Parks: A Case Study of Xuzhou Quanshan Forest Park”
by Yuan Kang, Haolian Luan, Pingjia Luo, Yuchen Dong and Shiyuan Zhou
Land 2025, 14(4), 797; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040797

10. “Factors Shaping Biodiversity in Urban Voids: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Jian Cui, Ehsan Sharifi, Carlos Bartesaghi Koc, Linna Yi and Scott Hawken
Land 2025, 14(4), 821; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040821

11. “The Role of Urban Tree Areas for Biodiversity Conservation in Degraded Urban Landscapes”
by Sonja Jovanović, Vesna Janković-Milić, Jelena J. Stanković and Marina Stanojević
Land 2025, 14(9), 1815; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14091815

12. “Investigating the Impact of Urban Parks on Bird Habitats and Diversity Through Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Chengdu City (China)”
by Chenyang Liao, Yumeng Jiang, Mingle Yang, Kexin Feng and Jiazhen Zhang
Land 2025, 14(10), 2086; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14102086

13. “Tree Supports—A Method for Managing the Protection of Habitat Trees, Increasing Biodiversity and the Resilience of Urban Ecosystems”
by Wojciech Bobek
Land 2025, 14(11), 2200; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14112200

14. “Threshold Effects of Biodiversity on Ecological Resilience: Evidence from Guangdong’s Prefecture-Level Cities”
by Xin Huang, Yiwen Chen, Chang Liu, Kailun Fang and Tingting Chen
Land 2025, 14(12), 2327; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14122327

15. “Speculative Drawing as a Tool for Developing Biodiversity Scenarios in the Cityscape Within the New European Bauhaus Framework”
by Snežana Zlatković and Ana Nikezić
Land 2026, 15(5), 726; https://doi.org/10.3390/land15050726

Special Issues:

“Urban Planning and Ecosystem Protection: A Path to Mutual Benefits”
Guest Editors: Naglaa A. Megahed, Khalid S. Al-Hagla and Asmaa Mohammed Hassan
Submission deadline: 1 October 2026

“Reconsidering Urban Green Spaces: Biodiversity Functionality, Accessibility, and Wellbeing in Cities”
Guest Editors: Melissa Anne Beryl Vogt and Alessio Russo
Submission deadline: 30 November 2026

“Enhancing Biodiversity-Friendly Built Environments in Line with the New European Bauhaus”
Guest Editors: Ana Nikezić, Slađana Lazarević and Marco Acri
Submission deadline: 31 December 2026