{"id":49019,"date":"2026-02-04T18:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/?post_type=forschung&#038;p=49019"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:13:02","slug":"urbane-oekosysteme","status":"publish","type":"forschung","link":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/en\/forschung\/urbane-oekosysteme\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-1018x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50898 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-1527x1536.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-2036x2048.jpg 2036w, https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Urbane-Oekosysteme-3-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Cities are complex ecosystems that are marked by rapidly increasing strains, pressure for utilization, compartmentalization and a significant proportion of invasive species. The research field Urban Ecosystems examines the impact of \u201cGreen Infrastructure\u201d (for example parks, roadside greenery) and \u201cBlue Infrastructure\u201d (for example urban bodies of water) on composition and functions of urban ecosystems and communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the key habitats of the urban ecosystem matrix? Are there tipping points beyond which ecosystemic functions collapse?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What impact do the renaturalization measures of urban bodies of water (for example in relation to the Emscher Conversion) have on communities and the functions of urban ecosystems?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the correlations between ecosystem health and human health?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which patterns of distribution and dispersion do invasive species exhibit and what do they depend on?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For further information and if you are interested in working with us, please contact the office:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:metropolenforschung@uaruhr.de\">metropolenforschung@uaruhr.de<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":50785,"template":"","class_list":["post-49019","forschung","type-forschung","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forschung\/49019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forschung"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/forschung"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}