Urban green spaces and plant diversity at different spatial–temporal scales: A case study from Beijing, China
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https://doi.org/10.3989/collectbot.2015.v34.008Keywords:
Beijing, China, green spaces, invasive species, land use, socio-economics, urban ecologyAbstract
Beijing, the capital city of China, is one of the largest and most rapidly-urbanizing cities in the world. In this work, we present the main results of one decade’s research on urban vegetation and plant diversity changes in different urban structural units. Urban vegetation/plant diversity has been studied at two different levels: at the landscape level (greening percentage, fragmentation degree) and at the plant species level (structure, composition, and origin). Finally, concerns with the ability to study Beijing’s plant urban ecology are discussed.
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