NDLI: Urban areas as hot-spots for introduced and shelters for native isopod species

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Author	Vilisics, Ferenc Hornung, Elizabeth
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Isopod assemblages were studied in Budapest, capital of Hungary. The analyses of literary and field data revealed a high species richness (28 species), compared to the total species number (57) in Hungary. Habitats characteristics for the city were categorized as native forests, urban forests, gardens of Buda, gardens of Pest, public parks, densely built-up areas and botanical gardens. We hypothesized that isolated and diverse habitat patches in the city matrix of Budapest support the introduction and establishment of exotic species and the survival of native ones. The composition of assemblages varied among sampling sites, but were characteristic for the biotope categories. We concluded that forests, parks and gardens play an important role in the survival of native isopod populations. Species numbers were highest in the gardens of Buda and in the botanical gardens (both 17 species). The overall presence of cosmopolitan and disturbance-tolerant species indicates an ongoing homogenization process.
Starting Page	333
Ending Page	345
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2009-03-17
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Soil fauna Woodlice Urban biodiversity Species introduction Taxonomic uniformity Nature Conservation Ecology Environmental Management Urban Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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