The potential of social-ecological networks for urban ecology

T. M. Straka; Ö. Bodin; J. D. Teodoro; F. S. Rickowski; L. C. Kluger; Z. Porro; J. L. Coleman; S. Lokatis; S. S. Cilliers; C. Dobbs; M. Egerer; M. R. Felipe-Lucia; L. Govaert; S. Guenat; A. K. Hahs; S. S. Kaushal; S. Knapp; S. Kochalski; B. B. Lin; S. Livesley; F. Ruland; C. G. Threlfall; N. S. G. Williams; J. M. Jeschke

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The potential of social-ecological networks for urban ecology

T. M. Straka^*, Ö. Bodin, J. D. Teodoro, F. S. Rickowski, L. C. Kluger, Z. Porro, J. L. Coleman, S. Lokatis, S. S. Cilliers, C. Dobbs, M. Egerer, M. R. Felipe-Lucia, L. Govaert, S. Guenat, A. K. Hahs, S. S. Kaushal, S. Knapp, S. Kochalski, B. B. Lin, S. LivesleyF. Ruland, C. G. Threlfall, N. S. G. Williams, J. M. Jeschke

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Urban biodiversity is connected to intertwined social and ecological processes which are challenging to examine together. Social-ecological networks (SENs) offer a framework to investigate these relationships, contributing to understanding interdependencies within urban ecology. This perspective introduces SENs for the application in urban biodiversity contexts, reviews current applications, outlines nine themes to advance SEN-based research and practice for sustainable biodiverse cities and illustrates their potential through an example from Melbourne (Australia).

Original language	English
Article number	68
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	npj Urban Sustainability
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-026-00386-1
Publication status	Published - 22 Apr 2026

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Straka, T. M., Bodin, Ö., Teodoro, J. D., Rickowski, F. S., Kluger, L. C., Porro, Z., Coleman, J. L., Lokatis, S., Cilliers, S. S., Dobbs, C., Egerer, M., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Govaert, L., Guenat, S., Hahs, A. K., Kaushal, S. S., Knapp, S., Kochalski, S., Lin, B. B., ... Jeschke, J. M. (2026). The potential of social-ecological networks for urban ecology. npj Urban Sustainability, 6(1), 1-10. Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-026-00386-1

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