The compositional similarity of urban forests among the world's cities is scale dependent

Jun Yang; Frank La Sorte; Petr Pysek; Pengbo Yan; David J. Nowak; Joe McBride

doi:10.1111/geb.12376

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The compositional similarity of urban forests among the world's cities is scale dependent

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Authors:

Jun Yang, Frank La Sorte, Petr Pysek, Pengbo Yan, David J. Nowak, Joe McBride

Year:

2015

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12376

Source:

Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24(12): 1413-1423.

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Abstract

Aim We examined species composition of urban forests from local to global scales using occurrence and abundance information to determine how compositional similarity is defined across spatial scales. We predicted that urban forests have become more homogeneous world-wide, which should result in minimal scale dependence that is more pronounced for non-native species, especially when considering abundance information.

Keywords

Abundance, biotic homogenization, composition dissimilarity, occurrence, trees, urban areas

Citation

Yang, Jun; La Sorte, Frank A.; Pyšek, Petr; Yan, Pengbo; Nowak, David; McBride, Joe. 2015. The compositional similarity of urban forests among the world's cities is scale dependent. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24(12): 1413-1423.