Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625, Poznań, Poland.
, Dmowskiego 81, 60-204, Poznań, Poland.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Aug;30(40):92390-92403. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28808-y. Epub 2023 Jul 25.
Human pressure on urban landscapes has serious consequences for urban plant species. Therefore, environmental and anthropogenic factors affect the assembly of urban wildlife in plant communities. For biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in urban areas, it is crucial to understand the impacts of urbanization as well as the introduction of alien plant species on urban plant communities. On 47 sites in Poznań (W Poland), we studied variation within and between three management greenery habitats, i.e., urban parks, greenery associated with housing estates, and urban grasslands, as they relate to taxonomical, functional, and phylogenetic alpha and beta diversity. We also examined how urbanization (measured by ISA) and alien plant species relate to vegetation compositional differences. We found that both urbanization and alien plant species cover decreased alpha diversity, while urbanization had various impacts on beta diversity within each studied habitat. Our results suggest that human pressure leads to similarities in the urban flora, where plant species with specific functional traits adapted to the urban environment. To achieve sustainable urbanization, urban planners should not only create diverse green spaces but also eliminate alien plants, increasing the role of urban land management in promoting the wildness of plant biodiversity in cities.
人类活动对城市景观造成了严重影响,对城市植物物种产生了严重影响。因此,环境和人为因素影响了城市野生动物在植物群落中的聚集。为了保护城市生物多样性和生态系统服务,了解城市化以及引入外来植物物种对城市植物群落的影响至关重要。在波兰波兹南的 47 个地点,我们研究了三种管理绿地生境(城市公园、与住宅区相关的绿地和城市草地)内和之间的变化,因为它们与分类学、功能和系统发育的 alpha 和 beta 多样性有关。我们还研究了城市化(通过 ISA 衡量)和外来植物物种如何与植被组成差异相关。我们发现,城市化和外来植物物种的覆盖范围都降低了 alpha 多样性,而城市化对每个研究生境的 beta 多样性有不同的影响。我们的研究结果表明,人类压力导致城市植物区系趋同,具有特定功能特征的植物物种适应了城市环境。为了实现可持续的城市化,城市规划者不仅要创建多样化的绿地,还要消除外来植物,增加城市土地管理在促进城市植物生物多样性自然性方面的作用。