The ruderal vegetation of Rosario City, Argentina

Franceschi, E. A.

doi:10.1016/0169-2046(95)00203-0

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“…3), while the other 83 species (53% of total) were rare species in the total study area (45 native: 38 non-native species), similar to the values found in studies for other cities (e.g., Franceschi 1996;Vincent and Bergeron 1985). …”

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confidence: 71%

“…In contrast, in developing countries growth is usually concentrated around immediate urban cores replacing adjacent land uses such as agriculture and more natural vegetation (McGranahan and Satterthwaite 2003). Despite this difference, cities in developing countries are continuously growing, but studies of urbanization effects on flora and fauna are uncommon (e.g., Gutte 1978cited in Franceschi 1996Rapoport et al 1983;Vibrans 1998;Franceschi 1996;Pauchard et al 2006).…”

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confidence: 91%

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Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California

2009

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Urbanized areas show a high proportion of non-native plants and can work as dispersal points to the surrounding areas. Ensenada is a fast growing city located in the northwestern peninsula of Baja California (Mexico). It is the southern extreme of a binational, coastal urban corridor that extends from Los Angeles, California south to Ensenada. This corridor is part of the biodiversity hotspot of the California Floristic Province. The aim of this study was to analyze the composition and distribution of the spontaneous flora in the city of Ensenada. We systematically sampled two differentiated urban environments, vacant lots and arroyos, in 2006 and 2007. We found a total of 158 plant species, 61% of them were non-native species. Arroyo areas showed higher nonnative species richness than vacant lots (21.9 vs. 13.6 species/transect) and could be potential dispersal vectors for non-native species to natural areas outside of the city, or in the reverse direction also.

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Section: Patterns Of Distributionsupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California

2009

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“…After the vegetation in the plot had been quantified, the remaining area of the sample plot was searched and any additional species were recorded. Any unknown plant species encountered during the field sampling were collected and identified in the laboratory using the Flora of Victoria (Walsh and Entwisle 1994, 1996. Those taxa that could not be identified to species level were identified to the Genus or Family level where possible.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The main focus of these studies has been the ruderal, planted and spontaneous vegetation within the urban built areas (Sukopp and Weiler 1988;Kowarik 1990;Franceschi 1996;Grapow and Blasi 1998;Cilliers and Bredenkamp 1999a, b;Werner 1999;Maurer et al 2000). The role of trees in urban environments has also been well studied, particularly in North America (Whitney and Adams 1980;Rowntree 1984;Sanders and Stevens 1984;Rowntree 1986Rowntree , 1988McPherson et al 1997).…”

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Composition of the plant community in remnant patches of grassy woodland along an urban–rural gradient in Melbourne, Australia

Hahs

McDonnell

2007

Urban Ecosyst

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The composition of the plant community in remnant patches of open grassy woodlands with an overstorey of Eucalyptus camaldulensis was investigated along an urban-rural gradient in Melbourne, Australia. The plant community showed very little difference between patches along the gradient, particularly in terms of the indigenous plant species. Average annual rainfall was the main factor contributing to patterns of indigenous plant species richness, while the level of urbanization in the surrounding landscape had a strong influence on the number of non-indigenous species recorded in the remnant plant community. Patterns of species richness were largely influenced by landscape-scale factors, while the percent cover of indigenous and non-indigenous plant species were more strongly influenced by patch scale factors. The findings of this study suggest that the plant communities investigated during this study appear to be relatively resilient to changes in the landscape associated with urbanization, but the plant community may be affected by predicted changes in average annual rainfall associated with climate change.

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“…These should be included throughout the process and are a step towards an integrated planning that considers the interplay between the social, economic and ecological spheres to increase resilience of cities in Chile. landscape has become heavily modifi ed, and as a result the local biodiversity is under high stress (Franceschi 1996 ;Formiga and Garriz 1999 ;Martínez 1992 ;Morello et al 2000 ;Guerra 2005 ). As described by Morello et al ( 2000 ), the invasion of exotic plants and animals, habitat changes due to climate, high use pressure, and vandalism can be observed.…”

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Regional Assessment of Latin America: Rapid Urban Development and Social Economic Inequity Threaten Biodiversity Hotspots

Pauchard

Barbosa

2013

Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities

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The ruderal vegetation of Rosario City, Argentina

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California

Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California

Composition of the plant community in remnant patches of grassy woodland along an urban–rural gradient in Melbourne, Australia

Regional Assessment of Latin America: Rapid Urban Development and Social Economic Inequity Threaten Biodiversity Hotspots

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