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The objective of the present article is to propose an index that allows the assessment of the fluvial habitat quality in lowland streams that run through urbanized areas, by the use of metrics related to the quality of the watercourse, the river banks, the riparian zone and the fluvial geomorphology. The metrics retained in the index (USHI, Urban Stream Habitat Index) include the cover percentage...
Rapid urbanization is a global phenomenon that has altered many ecosystems, causing a decline in many ecosystem services, generating ecological risks such as water shortages, air pollution, and soil pollution. Here, we present a conceptual framework quantifying how urbanization influences the ecosystem services in a typical city (Nanjing) of China. Between 2000 and 2010, we separated the city into...
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