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'Sponge city' construction fuels major gains in urban biodiversity, study reveals
- February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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A research team led by Prof. Zhu Yongguan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) at the CAS Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, has identified the mechanisms by which sponge city construction significantly enhances urban plant diversity, according to a study published in Cell Reports Sustainability on January 27.
Originally published at Phys.org