Nonnative, Noninvasive Woody Species Can Enhance Urban Landscape Biodiversity

Chalker-Scott, Linda

doi:10.48044/jauf.2015.017

Cited by 19 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 85 publications

(137 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Urban plant communities are usually dominated by exotic species (Smith et al ., 2006a; Potgieter et al ., 2017). Alien plants frequently sustain lower abundance and diversity of insects than their native counterparts, thus impacting ecological interactions and producing detrimental effects on urban biodiversity (Chalker‐Scott, 2015; MacIvor et al ., 2015; but see Martinson et al ., 2016).…”

Section: Urban Drivers Of Biodiversity Lossmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities

Fenoglio

Calviño

González

et al. 2021

Ecological Entomology

112

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

1. Urbanisation is one of the main land-use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect communities, so far there is no synthesis that considers multiple urban drivers, their combined effects, and the role of species traits altogether.2. Here we developed an integrative framework of the underlying mechanisms behind terrestrial insect species loss in cities by exploring five leading drivers: impervious surfaces, habitat fragmentation, urban heat island, pollution, and exotic plants. For each driver, we identified the main direct and indirect (mediated through species interactions or changes in resources) effects on insect populations and communities, emphasising the role of species traits as moderators of such effects.3. Body size, mobility, and oviposition/nesting requirements were the traits that frequently defined insect vulnerability to urban drivers. Urban heat island and pollution deserve further research from a community-level approach. Direct effects of drivers dominated the literature, while most indirect paths were mediated by changes in resources rather than species interactions.4. In conclusion, our review showed the challenges of recognising particular effects and mechanisms for each urban driver and their combined effects. By doing so, we intended to encourage researchers to address some of the gaps we noticed in order to fully understand how urbanisation is affecting insect communities. Finally, we outlined the main recent urban planning strategies and future challenges in order to successfully conserve urban insect biodiversity.

show abstract

Section: Urban Drivers Of Biodiversity Lossmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities

Fenoglio

Calviño

González

et al. 2021

Ecological Entomology

112

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Tais espécies não precisam necessariamente serem excluídas dos planejamentos da arborização urbana, sendo que alguns indivíduos arbóreos exóticos apresentam um bom desempenho em relação às espécies nativas (ROLOFF et al, 2009;CHALKER-SCOTT, 2015).…”

Section: Resultsunclassified

Diversidade de espécies arbóreas em diferentes bairros no Município de São Paulo/SP

Oliveira

Velasco

Longo

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As árvores exercem papel fundamental na qualidade ambiental e seus benefícios são indiscutíveis para a vida nas cidades. A expansão e crescimento urbanos sem fundamentação no planejamento arbóreo geram prejuízos na provisão desses serviços ambientais. O presente estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a composição florística e caracterizar a heterogeneidade e similaridade entre os indivíduos arbóreos de diferentes bairros do município de São Paulo. Os resultados indicaram alta similaridade de espécies entre bairros, conforme índice de Jaccard, e alta diversidade de espécies segundo índice de Shannon Weaver (H’) para os sete bairros avaliados na cidade de São Paulo, SP. Analisar a diversidade arbórea na cidade e planejar novos plantios atentando-se para a manutenção equilibrada de árvores da mesma espécie, gênero e família é primordial quando se almeja um planejamento arbóreo coerente e que considera a restauração dos ecossistemas degradados. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Biodiversidade. Composição florística. Índices de diversidade.

show abstract

“…Argentine ants have been shown to be sensitive to desiccation, and require more water availability 47 , whereas optimal conditions for many phorids are fairly dry natural areas with lots of leaf litter. Alternatively, lower-income areas may have more ‘feral’ landscaping conditions, which could lead to distinct niches that arthropods could benefit from 48 . Finally, some phorid species, such as Megaselia scalaris (another species whose occupancy decreased with high land values) are highly-associated with human activity, and may be more likely to occur in areas of high human density and thus low land value.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of arthropod biodiversity in an urban ecosystem

Lewthwaite,

Baiotto,

Brown

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Our world is becoming increasingly urbanized with a growing human population concentrated around cities. The expansion of urban areas has important consequences for biodiversity, yet the abiotic drivers of biodiversity in urban ecosystems have not been well characterized for the most diverse group of animals on the planet, arthropods. Given their great diversity, comparatively small home ranges, and ability to disperse, arthropods make an excellent model for studying which factors can most accurately predict urban biodiversity. We assessed the effects of (i) topography (distance to natural areas and to ocean) (ii) abiotic factors (mean annual temperature and diurnal range), and (iii) anthropogenic drivers (land value and amount of impervious surface) on the occurrence of six arthropod groups represented in Malaise trap collections run by the BioSCAN project across the Greater Los Angeles Area. We found striking heterogeneity in responses to all factors both within and between taxonomic groups. Diurnal temperature range had a consistently negative effect on occupancy but this effect was only significant in Phoridae. Anthropogenic drivers had mixed though mostly insignificant effects, as some groups and species were most diverse in highly urbanized areas, while other groups showed suppressed diversity. Only Phoridae was significantly affected by land value, where most species were more likely to occur in areas with lower land value. Los Angeles can support high regional arthropod diversity, but spatial community composition is highly dependent on the taxonomic group.

show abstract

Nonnative, Noninvasive Woody Species Can Enhance Urban Landscape Biodiversity

Cited by 19 publications

References 85 publications

Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities

Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities

Diversidade de espécies arbóreas em diferentes bairros no Município de São Paulo/SP

Drivers of arthropod biodiversity in an urban ecosystem

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About