Effects of settlement size, urban heat island and habitat type
on urban plant biodiversity

J 2017

Effects of settlement size, urban heat island and habitat type on urban plant biodiversity

ČEPLOVÁ, Natálie, Veronika KALUSOVÁ and Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Effects of settlement size, urban heat island and habitat type on urban plant biodiversity

Authors

ČEPLOVÁ, Natálie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Veronika KALUSOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Landscape and Urban Planning, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, 0169-2046

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10611 Plant sciences, botany

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.994

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00094581

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.11.004

UT WoS

000392687200003

Keywords in English

Alpha diversity; Archaeophytes; Central Europe; Native species; Neophytes; Urban habitats

Abstract

V originále

Urbanized areas with high habitat heterogeneity and intense human impact form unique environment which is surprisingly rich in plant species. We explore the effect of the settlement size on plant species richness, composition and temperature requirements of plant communities. We studied three habitats with different disturbance regime in 45 Central European settlements of three different sizes. We sampled 1-ha plots in each habitat by recording all spontaneously occurring vascular plant species. We divided recorded species into groups according to their origin and residence time and according to their temperature requirements based on Ellenberg indicator values. We used ordination methods and ANOVA to detect that species communities in urban areas are generally more species rich in larger settlements than in small ones. These differences are mostly pronounced in residential areas. Increasing settlement size is significantly reflected by neophytes that are dependent on constant input of propagules caused by human activities and by native species that survive in remnants of semi-natural vegetation in urban environment. In contrast archaeophytes as a homogeneous group of species with similar traits are widespread equally through settlements of all sizes. We did not confirm the effect of urban heat island on species composition, indicating that species composition is significantly more affected by local habitat conditions than by urban size. Our results highlight the importance of urban size as important factor shaping biodiversity of native and alien plant communities in individual urban habitats and the important role of habitat mosaic for maintaining high species richness in city floras.

Links

GA14-10723S, research and development project

Name: Rostlinná společenstva měst: model vznikajících společenstev budoucnosti

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

ČEPLOVÁ, Natálie, Veronika KALUSOVÁ and Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ. Effects of settlement size, urban heat island and habitat type on urban plant biodiversity. Landscape and Urban Planning. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, vol. 159, March, p. 15-22. ISSN 0169-2046. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.11.004.

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ČEPLOVÁ, Natálie, Veronika KALUSOVÁ and Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ. Effects of settlement size, urban heat island and habitat type on urban plant biodiversity. \textit{Landscape and Urban Planning}. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, vol.~159, March, p.~15-22. ISSN~0169-2046. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.11.004.

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