This document discusses biodiversity and pathology in urban parks. It notes that urban parks contain not just urban species but also show the effects of biogeography rules with more species found in larger parks and parks farther from urban centers. While distant from natural systems, urban parks can contain invasive species. The study of plant pathology began in the late 1800s in Italy and now includes the pathology of urban forests, which face different challenges than natural forests due to factors like compact soil, pollution, and artificial lighting that stress trees. Management of diseases is more difficult in urban forests where conditions make trees more susceptible and chemical treatments may be necessary.