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Heather M. Kharouba

University of OttawaORCID 0000-0002-3250-9253Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Christopher T. CosmaiD· 1 shared Jens Ulrich· 1 shared Laura Melissa GuzmaniD· 1 shared Maisy Roach-Krajewski· 1 shared Tyler William SmithiD· 1 shared Yan Yin Jenny Cheung· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Large parks and city-wide tree cover boost butterfly diversity across 22 major U.S. cities

Jens Ulrich, Yan Yin Jenny Cheung, Christopher T. Cosma, Heather M. Kharouba, Laura Melissa Guzman

The paper uses community science data to show that larger parks and greater city-wide tree cover increase butterfly diversity across U.S. cities.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Invasion histories reveal most North American introduced plants have not yet reached climatic stasis.

Maisy Roach-Krajewski, Tyler William Smith, Heather M. Kharouba

The paper analyzes the climatic stasis of invasive plants in North America, finding that 85% reach stasis in their native range but only 44% in their invaded range, with most still expanding.

bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2026 · PreprintEcology