NDLI: Habitat origins and microhabitat preferences of urban plant species

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Author	Lundholm, J. T. Marlin, A.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Urban vegetation is commonly described as dominated by weedy species that are adapted to human disturbance. In this study, we determined the original (pre-agriculture) habitats of urban plant species sampled quantitatively in the spontaneous vegetation of a university campus in Halifax, Nova Scotia (eastern Canada). We sampled 11 distinct patch types corresponding to different built forms. Differences in vegetation among patch types were related in part to environmental variables such as soil moisture and light availability. The urban vegetation was dominated by species from rocky habitats such as cliffs and talus slopes, with lesser representation from grassland and floodplain habitats. When compared to a null model of species origins based on the global area and species richness of different original habitats, species from rock outcrops and grassland habitats were overrepresented in the urban vegetation. These results contrast with the received view that cities represented highly “unnatural” ecosystems: built form appears to replicate the habitat templates required by rock outcrop species. Urban ecological theory should incorporate the replication of habitat analogs by built forms in addition to the creation of ecologically novel habitats.
Starting Page	139
Ending Page	159
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-05-30
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Habitat template Urban vegetation Original habitats Species pool Non-native species Ecology Environmental Management Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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