Müller, Norbert and Ignatieva, Maria and Nilon, Charles H. and Werner, Peter and Zipperer, Wayne C.
(2013).
Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design.
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Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services: challenges and opportunities: a global assessment. Sid./p. 123-174.
Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer
ISBN 978-94-007-7087-4
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Abstract
Urbanization destroys or modifi es native habitats and creates new ones with its infrastructure. Because of these changes, urban landscapes favor non-native and native species that are generalists. Nevertheless, cities reveal a great variety of habitats and species, and, especially in temperate cities, the diversity of vascular plants and birds can be higher than in the surrounding landscapes. The actual occurrence of a species, however, depends on habitat availability and quality, the spatial arrangements of habitats, species pools, a species’ adaptability and natural history, and site history. In addition, cities are particularly human-made ecological systems. Top- down and bottom-up activities of planners, land managers, and citizens create the urban biodiversity in general and in detail. Plants and animals in cities are the everyday life contact with nature of the most humans on our earth. The intrinsic interplay of social and ecological systems with a city often forms unique biotic assemblages inherent to that city. To support native biodiversity, landscape architects, conservation biologists, and other groups are linking landscape design with ecosystem structure and function to create and restore habitats and reintroduce native species in cities.
Authors/Creators: | Müller, Norbert and Ignatieva, Maria and Nilon, Charles H. and Werner, Peter and Zipperer, Wayne C. |
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Editors: | Elmqvist, Thomas and Fragkias, Michail and Goodness, Julie and Güneralp, Burak and Marcotullio, Peter J. and McDonald, Robert I. and Parnell, Susan and Schewenius, Maria and Sendstad, Marte and Seto, Karen C. and Wilkinson, Cathy |
Title: | Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design |
Year of publishing : | 2013 |
Depositing date: | 11 September 2015 |
Page range: | 123-174 |
Number of Pages: | 51 |
Place of Publication: | Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISBN for printed version: | 978-94-007-7087-4 |
ISBN for electronic version: | 978-94-007-7088-1 |
Language: | English |
Publication Type: | Book Chapter |
Refereed: | Yes |
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed |
Version: | Published version |
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 |
Full Text Status: | Public |
Agris subject categories.: | F Plant production > F40 Plant ecology |
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Botany (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Ecology |
Agrovoc terms: | urbanization, biodiversity, landscape, species, ecology, towns |
Keywords: | urbanization, urban biodiversity, habitats, landscapes, species, ecological systems, cities |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2923 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2923 |
ID Code: | 11231 |
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap |
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development |
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector |
Deposited On: | 11 Sep 2015 13:59 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:16 |
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