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100 1 _aKnapp, Sonja.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPlant Biodiversity in Urbanized Areas
_h[electronic resource] :
_bPlant Functional Traits in Space and Time, Plant Rarity and Phylogenetic Diversity /
_cby Sonja Knapp.
264 1 _aWiesbaden :
_bVieweg+Teubner,
_c2010.
300 _a180p. 8 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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505 0 _aGeneral Introduction -- Urbanization Causes Shifts of Species’ Trait State Frequencies – a Large Scale Analysis -- Does Urbanization Cause Shifts of Species’ Trait State Frequencies? – A Small Scale Analysis -- How Species Traits and Affinity to Urban Land Use Control Plant Species Frequency -- Changes in the Functional Composition of a Central European Urban Flora over Three Centuries -- Challenging Urban Species Diversity: Contrasting Phylogenetic Patterns across Plant Functional Groups in Germany.
520 _aUrbanization is one of the main drivers of global change. It often takes place in areas with high biodiversity, threatening species worldwide. To protect biodiversity not only outside but also right within urban areas, knowledge about the effects of urban land use on species assemblages is essential. Sonja Knapp compares several aspects of plant biodiversity between urban and rural areas in Germany. Using extensive databases and modern statistical methods, she goes beyond species richness: Urban areas are rich in species but plant species in urban areas are closer related to each other than plant species in rural areas, respectively. The urban environment, characterized by high temperatures and frequent disturbances, changes the functional composition of the flora. It promotes e.g. short-lived species with leaves adapted to drought but threatens insect-pollinated or wind-dispersed species. The author claims that the protection of biodiversity should not only focus on species richness but also on functional and phylogenetic diversity, also right within urban areas, to preserve a flora with a high potential for adaptation to changing global conditions.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aPhysics, general.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-9626-1
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