Biotic homogenization and differentiation of the flora in artificial and near-natural habitats across urban green spaces

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-169

  Gong, Chongfeng ^a,d   Chen, Jiquan ^b,c   Yu, Shixiao ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Native plants; Plant biodiversity; Species Composition; Urban land use; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE;

ALIEN SPECIES; NATIVE PLANTS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; URBAN LAND USE; URBANIZATION;

GREEN MANUFACTURING;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; FLORISTICS; GREENSPACE; HABITAT TYPE; HOMOGENEITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 84886453831     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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