How urban riparian corridors affect the diversity of spontaneous herbaceous plants as pollination and dispersal routes - a case of the Wenyu River- North Canal in Beijing, China

Zhang, Mengyuan; Fan, Shanshan; Li, Xiaolu; Li, Kun; Xing, Xiaoyi; Hao, Peiyao; Liu, Dong

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109869

Cited by 11 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 48 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This investigation can explore practical guidance for herbaceous planting design in urban landscapes. The study also proved CSR theory and model can not only predict the effect of environmental change on herbaceous communities with ecological principles, but also can be a conceptual framework to select plants suitably which are suitable for city habitats (Wang et al 2024). This ecological principle informed process of species selection can predict the adaptivity and robustness of plants at the desktop study stage for longer term sustainability, such as enhancing the species coexistence and reducing maintenance costs.…”

Section: Differences Inmentioning

confidence: 69%

Application of Herbaceous plant CSR strategy responses to four kinds of habitats in the Qinling Mountain for plant community design

Wang,

Huang,

Jiang

et al. 2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Context Urban habitats have been severely degenerated or destroyed due to construction activities and consequent human interference, which have threatened the urban ecosystem, especially plant species richness and diversity. The interactive relationship between plants and habitats is an outcome of long-time evolution. Exploring the relationship can provide an insight for improving the sustainability of urban greenspace. Objectives We attempted to 1) build a relationship between individual plants and the whole community based on CSR theory, and 2) explore ecological function of communities can be achieved better by a suitable combination of individual functional traits. Methods This study referred to Grime's CSR (C: competitor, S: stress tolerance, R: ruderal) theory to analyze Qinling mountain herbaceous communities in typical habitats (roadside, riverside, forest margin, and understory). Species composition in communities of different habitats was recorded. Then dominant and non-dominant species were identified and analyzed emphatically. Results (1) In four habitats, the CWMs of CSR ecological strategies showed that C-scores of riverside communities were the highest, while understory communities were the lowest. S-scores of understory communities were the highest, while roadside communities were the lowest. Lastly, R-scores of roadside communities were the highest, while those of understory communities were the lowest. (2) In terms of CWMs of leaf traits, LDMC gradually increased along the disturbance gradient, but SLA was on the contrary. (3) Dominant species were more profoundly shaped by environmental circumstances than non-dominant species, which can effectively indicate their habitat characteristics. For example, C-scores of dominant species and subdominant species in riverside were significantly higher than in other habitats; S-scores of dominant species in understory habitats were significantly higher than others; and R-scores of dominant species in roadside habitats were significantly higher than others. Conclusions This study suggested that the strategy of dominant species is the main factor that determines the effect of various habitats on plant compositions. This rule verified that the CSR model could help select the cultivated species for urban green space. Also, it can help predict the effect of climate change on herbaceous communities, which has great potential for the planting design of urban herbaceous communities.

show abstract

Section: Differences Inmentioning

confidence: 69%

Application of Herbaceous plant CSR strategy responses to four kinds of habitats in the Qinling Mountain for plant community design

Wang,

Huang,

Jiang

et al. 2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Collectively, our ndings highlight the predominant role of dispersal limitation in shaping the richness of autochory compared to species with other dispersal modes. In contrast, its impact was least pronounced in the case of anemochory, which boasts a longer dispersal range, typically produces a larger quantity of seeds and long been regarded as possessing the capacity for sustained resistance to adverse environmental stressors, making them appear less sensitive to the current and historical urbanization process (Lososová et al, 2023;Zhang et al, 2023). In conclusion, our study underscores the signi cant impact of dispersal limitation on the diversity of spontaneous plants with different seed dispersal modes.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The land use and disturbance characteristics of urban regions are complex, and the highly intricate factors that in uence the seed dispersal of species, such as climate, altitude and urbanization, makes the pattern even more complex (Di Musciano et al, 2023;Gorton and Shaw, 2023;Niemelä et al, 2011). Moreover, the response of a species to these environmental factors is affected by its mode of seed dispersal (Zhang et al, 2023). For example, plants with self-dispersal modes (including gravity and explosive dispersal, here after autochory) are typically more sensitive to habitat fragmentation and urbanization than species that rely on wind dispersal (i.e., anemochory) (Garrard et al, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban plants with different seed dispersal modes have convergent response but divergent sensitivity to climate change and anthropogenic stressors

Song,

Gao,

Pan

et al. 2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Spontaneous plants are crucial components of urban biodiversity. The distribution of spontaneous plants can be profoundly affected by their seed dispersal mode and environmental factors in urban systems. Since a comprehensive investigation into the drivers of successful seed dispersal modes of spontaneous plants is still lacking, we explored the impacts of natural factors, dispersal limitation, and habitat quality factors on the diversity pattern of spontaneous plants. We assessed the diversity patterns of four seed dispersal modes in 16 major cities in Yunnan province, the most biodiverse province in China. A total of 1,744 spontaneous plants of 916 genera and 175 families were recorded in 893 green patches. The dominating seed dispersal mode of urban spontaneous plants in most cities (13 out of 16) was autochory (33.5–38.7%), with hydrochory being least frequent (4.3–10.9%). Our research highlights spontaneous plants in heavily disturbed anthropogenic ecosystems, such as urban areas, tend to adopt convergent strategies to address environmental stressors. Their richness was significantly higher in colder and humid climates. However, as dispersal limitations (measured by distance to city boundary, city size and urbanization rate) increased and decrease in habitat quality (as expressed by patch area), the richness of all dispersal modes experienced a reduction. However, the sensitivities among different dispersal modes to these factors are divergent. Hydrochory exhibited the strongest sensitivity to habitat quality and climate factors. Whereas autochory demonstrated a strongest sensitivity, and anemochory showed a weakest sensitivity to dispersal limitation. These results suggest that include improving habitat quality or creating green corridors to mitigate dispersal limitation between urban areas and surrounding mountains will be valuable additions to urban biodiversity conservation efforts.

show abstract

“…With the concept of ecological cities and urban wilderness being increasingly accepted, urban SHPs are receiving increased attention. For example, Zhang et al (2023) [20] studied the impact of landscape structure in urban ecological corridors on the diversity of SHPs, and Ren et al (2022) [21] showed that tree cover can improve species richness of SHPs underneath and have a large impact on the interspecific coexistence relationship in a built-up area. In previous studies, the diverse personality patterns and driving factors of SHPs have been explored at the urban or regional scale [14,22,23].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Urbanization on the Distribution of Spontaneous Herbaceous Plants in an Ancient City: A Pilot Case Study in Jingzhou, China

Hou,

Tian,

Meng

et al. 2023

Plants

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Spontaneous herbaceous plants (SHPs) play an essential role in urban biodiversity. Research on the diversity of SHPs has profound implications for the conservation of urban biodiversity and green space management in the process of urbanization. We investigated the habitat, life form, and growth form of SHPs by combining samples and inspections in Jingzhou, in central southern China. Additionally, we chose three typical regions—Ji’nan, Gucheng, and Shashi—for the examination and comparison of biodiversity. The results showed that diverse habitats provided abundant living space for SHPs of different growth forms and life forms in Jingzhou. Water edges with higher humidity do not significantly support more SHP growth forms and life forms, except for pseudo-rosette, partial-rosette, and perennial plants. In addition, both wasteland and road gaps and slopes support significantly more SHP growth forms, including erect, tussock, and others. Wasteland supported the vast majority of species, both growth forms and life forms. In the diverse habitats, there are 352 plant species belonging to 70 families and 236 genera in Jingzhou (Ji’nan 184 species, Gucheng 157 species, and Shashi 127 species). Plant species diversity differed according to the level of management. The Ji’nan region had a large number of SHP species because of the less disruptive and milder management implemented in this region. SHPs show good performance and can provide wild landscape effects; therefore, they have the potential to be used in many urban landscaping applications. In the process of urbanization expansion, we should implement the concept of protection and coordinated development in new construction areas. Our study has important implications for the support of SHPs in urban areas.

show abstract

How urban riparian corridors affect the diversity of spontaneous herbaceous plants as pollination and dispersal routes - a case of the Wenyu River- North Canal in Beijing, China

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Application of Herbaceous plant CSR strategy responses to four kinds of habitats in the Qinling Mountain for plant community design

Application of Herbaceous plant CSR strategy responses to four kinds of habitats in the Qinling Mountain for plant community design

Urban plants with different seed dispersal modes have convergent response but divergent sensitivity to climate change and anthropogenic stressors

The Impact of Urbanization on the Distribution of Spontaneous Herbaceous Plants in an Ancient City: A Pilot Case Study in Jingzhou, China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About