Indigenous and alien vascular plant species in a northern European urban setting (Tallinn, Estonia); pp. 431–441 [PDF]
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2016 In recent decades ecologists have accorded special attention to urban areas as loci for the introduction and possible invasion of alien species. Data are lacking on urban flora that would allow having an overview of these phenomena in the Baltic Sea ...
Tiina Elvisto, Margus Pensa, Elo Paluoja
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Endangered Plants in Novel Urban Ecosystems Are Filtered by Strategy Type and Dispersal Syndrome, Not by Spatial Dependence on Natural Remnants [PDF]
, 2020 Understanding the contribution of cities to nature conservation is gaining increasing importance with a globally accelerating urbanization and requires insights into the mechanisms that underlie urban distribution patterns. While a considerable number of
Kowarik, Ingo +2 more
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The urban heat island and the features of the flora in the Lublin City area, SE Poland
Acta Agrobotanica, 2018 Various forms of human activity in large cities contribute to the creation of a specific climate and new environmental conditions for plants. One of the most important results is the so-called atmospheric urban heat island (UHI).
Anna Rysiak, Bożenna Czarnecka
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CityScapeLab Berlin: A Research Platform for Untangling Urbanization Effects on Biodiversity [PDF]
, 2020 Urban biodiversity conservation requires an understanding of how urbanization modulates biodiversity patterns and the associated ecosystem services. While important advances have been made in the conceptual development of urban biodiversity research over
Buchholz, Sascha +4 more
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Combining the conservation of biodiversity with the provision of ecosystem services in urban green infrastructure planning. Critical features arising from a case study in the metropolitan area of Rome [PDF]
, 2016 A large number of green infrastructure (GI) projects have recently been proposed, planned and implemented in European cities following the adoption of the GI strategy by the EU Commission in 2013.
Anzellotti, I. +3 more
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Biotic homogenization in the availability of ornamental seeds of the native flora in Chile
Ornamental Horticulture, 2023 Biotic homogenization is a global phenomenon, mainly in urban areas where exotic species are dominant, contributing to the loss of native biodiversity.
Pablo Díaz-Siefer +4 more
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The share of xerothermic species in vascular flora of the city of Lublin (Poland)
Acta Agrobotanica, 2012 The purpose of this study is to present the distribution and characteristics of xerothermic flora located within Lublin (51o08’-51o18’N and 22o27’-22o41E).
Anna Rysiak
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Diversity, 2011 Urban environments pose special challenges to flora, including altered disturbance regimes, habitat fragmentation, and increased opportunity for invasion by non-native species. In addition, urban natural area represents most people’s contact with nature,
Marcia E. Moore +2 more
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Alien plants in urban nature reserves : from red-list species to future invaders? [PDF]
, 2011 Urban reserves, like other protected areas, aim to preserve species richness but conservation efforts in these protected areas are complicated by high proportions of alien species.
Jarošík, Vojtěch +2 more
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RARE COMPETENT OF THE URBAN FLORA OF PEREIASLAV
Young Scientist, 2020 The article presents data on the current state of the rare component of the urban flora of Pereiaslav. Urbanization is one of the most powerful factors of anthropogenic impact on nature, which causes radical changes in the species composition, structure, evolutionary development of flora and fauna on the territory of settlements and their environs. The
Natalia Kretsul, Olesya Yarova
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