City “Green” Contributions: The Role of Urban Greenspaces as Reservoirs for Biodiversity

City “Green” Contributions: The Role of Urban Greenspaces as Reservoirs for Biodiversity

Urbanization poses important environmental, social, and ecological pressures, representing a major threat to biodiversity. However, urban areas are highly heterogeneous, with some greenspaces (e.g., urban forests, parks, private gardens) providing resources and a refuge for wildlife communities. In...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ian MacGregor-Fors, Federico Escobar, Rafael Rueda-Hernández, Sergio Avendaño-Reyes, Martha Lucía Baena, Víctor M. Bandala, Santiago Chacón-Zapata, Antonio Guillén-Servent, Fernando González-García, Francisco Lorea-Hernández, Enrique Montes de Oca, Leticia Montoya, Eduardo Pineda, Lorena Ramírez-Restrepo, Eduardo Rivera-García, Elsa Utrera-Barrillas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
urban ecology
urban forests
multi-taxonomic analysis
Neotropics
Mexico
urbanization
species-area relationships
turnover rates
greenspace management
assemblage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/7/146

Internet

http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/7/146

Similar Items