Impact of Gaura parviflora invasion on urban wildness biodiversity: a campus green patch case study.

ABSTRACT: Urban wilderness has gradually emerged as a hot spot for urban ecological research due to its crucial role in maintaining urban ecosystem services and protecting biodiversity. Compared to natural areas, urban wildnesss are more susceptible to invasions by alien species, which pose a threat to the functionality of the urban ecosystem. Currently, our understanding of biodiversity within various types of urban wilderness is not comprehensive, and the laws governing biodiversity changes due to alien species invasions remain unclear. This study focuses on an abandoned grassland community on a campus in northern China, which has been invaded by the alien weed Gaura parviflora. The study measured the characteristics of the aboveground community and the soil seed bank, comparing and analyzing spec

SUBMITTER: Ge X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12316900 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature