Editing Urban Biodiversity (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Urban biodiversity is understood through '''Adaptation''' and '''Connectivity'''.

'''1. The "Urban Specialist" (Adaptation)''':
Cities "Force" evolution to happen "Fast."
* **Peregrine Falcons** moved from "Cliffs" to "Skyscrapers." The "Wind" and "Height" are the same, and the "Pigeons" are "Infinite Food."
* **Moths** in cities have become "Darker" to hide on "Dirty Walls."
* **Songbirds** sing at a "Higher Pitch" so they can be "Heard" over the "Traffic Noise."
* The "City" is a "High-Pressure Lab" where only the "Smart and Tough" survive.

'''2. The "Island" Problem (Fragmentation)''':
A "City Park" is an "Island" in a "Sea of Concrete."
* If a "Turtle" lives in a park, it is "Trapped."
* If it "Tries to leave" to find a "Mate," it is "Killed by a Car."
* This leads to "Inbreeding" and "Extinction."
* **Urban Biodiversity** seeks to build **"Bridges"** (Wildlife Corridors) so the "Islands" become a "Continent."

'''3. The "Unintentional" Garden (Novel Ecosystems)''':
"Nature" doesn't need "Permission."
* An "Abandoned Factory" or a "Railway Siding" becomes a "Jungle" of "Succession."
* These "Ugly Places" often have **More Biodiversity** than "Mowed Lawns."
* They are "Mixes" of "Plants from 5 Continents" living together in a way that "Never Happened Before."
* They are the "Future of Nature."

'''The 'High Line' (NYC)'''': (See Article 538). Before it was a "Park," it was an "Abandoned Track." For 20 years, it was a "Wild Ecosystem" of "Self-Seeded Plants" and "Insects." It proved that "Nature" will "Reclaim" the city the "Moment we stop" "Tidying it up."
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