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THE FLORA OF URBAN RIVER WALLSCAPES

River Research and Applications, 2011
ABSTRACTUrban river walls represent some of the most common habitat available to riparian species within heavily engineered urban river corridors, but research into the characteristics and diversity of river walls is very rare. In this study, the flora of urban river walls was surveyed at 16 sites (92 walls) along 32 km of the river Thames through ...
Francis, Robert, Hoggart, Simon
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Flora of Bartın Urban Forest

2021
Urban forestry are forest areas that are planned for ecological, social and cultural purposes in order to meet the needs of people to integrate with nature and rest, and within the scope of this purpose, especially for the use of the city people. Urban forestry have become a compulsory need for the people living in the city with their social, cultural,
GÜMÜŞ, Cevdet, KAYA, Zafer
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The Lichen Flora of Urban Wasteland

The Lichenologist, 1990
AbstractThe lichen colonization of recently created urban wasteland is described by referenceto 40 sites in England, Scotland and Wales. The 100 species encountered form a series of overlapping communities in which successional relationships over the first 16 years have been investigated.
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Urbanization and homogenization – Comparing the floras of urban and rural areas in Germany

Biological Conservation, 2006
Abstract The process of urbanization has resulted in an expansion of alien plant species and declines of native species, in particular already rare species. These processes may cause a greater similarity between different urban regions, i.e. biotic homogenization. We explored the relationship between urban regions and homogenization for plant species
Ingolf Kühn, Stefan Klotz
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Characteristics of the Urban Flora and Fauna

1989
This chapter and the next two examine how ecological relationships in urban areas differ from those in the surrounding countryside. Most accounts highlight the urban climate, including air pollution, and the soil as aspects which particularly distinguish cities.
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Urban flora of Sousse (Tunisia)

2001
Sousse is situated in North Africa on the southern shore of the Gulf of Hammamet. The town was founded in the 9 th century by the Phoenicians as Hadrumet. Hannibal used Hadrumet as a military basis at the end of the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), which was lost by him.
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A comparison of urban flora in Split, Dubrovnik and Mostar

Hrvatska misao (Sarajevo. 1996), 2007
The paper makes a comparison between the urban flora found in Split and Dubrovnik (Croatia), and Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The aim of the paper is to determine the degree of floral similarities, and to analyze city flora in terms of life forms and floral elements. Particular attention was paid to the origin of the adventive plants.
Jasprica, Nenad, Ruščić, Mirko
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The urban flora of Naples

2000
This work presents the results of a study concerning the urban flora of Naples. The study was integrated with a careful bibliographic comparasion aimed at pointing out the presence of entities alredy signaled in other floristic works. The study regarded works published from the end of the eighteenth century to today.
De Natale A., La Valva V.
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Urban flora

2023
Philip James, Ian Douglas
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Comparison of urban flora in Split, Dubrovnik, and Mostar

2007
Urban flora sampled in the coastal cities of Split and Dubrovnik (Croatia) and in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) was represented by 325, 243, and 106 vascular plant taxa (species and subspecies), respectively. Similarity coefficients between the flora of Split and Dubrovnik, Split and Mostar, and Dubrovnik and Mostar were, respectively, 41.8, 17.9 ...
Ruščić, Mirko, Jasprica, Nenad, Mijatović, Anđelka   +2 more
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