Journal article
Variation in vegetation structure and composition across urban green space types
CG Threlfall, A Ossola, AK Hahs, NSG Williams, L Wilson, SJ Livesley
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Published : 2016
Abstract
HIGHLIGHTS • Vegetation structure and composition were measured in four major green space types • Remnants and golf courses supported highest native plant richness • Residential neighborhoods and urban parks supported highest exotic plant richness • Residential neighborhoods lacked key habitat structures including old trees • Green spaces can achieve complex vegetation with both native and exotic vegetation The ecological sustainability and function of urban landscapes is strongly influenced by the composition and structure of the local plant community. Taxonomic composition generally refers to the identity of the species comprising the community, while we define structure as the presence of..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank all volunteers for their field work assistance, participating residents, municipalities and golf courses for their involvement and for granting access and two anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful and constructive comments. Logistics and financial support was provided by the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association, in particular John Geary and John Neylan. "This work was carried out as part of the Australian Research Council Linkage Project LP1101.00686. AH acknowledges the financial support of the Baker Foundation.