NDLI: Tree diversity, distribution, history and change in urban parks: studies in Bangalore, India

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Author	Nagendra, Harini Gopal, Divya
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Urban parks constitute critical biodiversity hotspots in crowded, concrete-dominated city environments. Despite the importance, they remain little researched. This paper assesses the biodiversity and distribution of trees in urban parks in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. 127 plots were used to survey tree distribution in parks across the city. The distribution is largely dominated by a few common species. The proportion of exotic species was very high, with 77% of trees belonging to introduced species. Park history had an impact on distribution. Old parks had fewer but larger trees, and greater species diversity compared to recently established parks. Old parks also differed in species composition, having a greater proportion of large canopy trees compared to young parks. Examination of size distributions revealed that large canopied species were gradually being phased out, and replaced by narrow and medium sized tree species which are easier to maintain, but which may not provide the same environmental and ecological benefits. Greater attention requires to be paid to the selection of trees in cities, not just with a view to easy maintenance as is currently the case, but to select an appropriate mix of trees that supports biodiversity and maximizes environmental and ecosystem services.
Starting Page	211
Ending Page	223
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	14
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-08-21
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Cities Green spaces India Urban biodiversity Urban ecology Urban Ecology Ecology Environmental Management Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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