How does urbanization affect the reproductive characteristics and ecological affinities of street plant communities?

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic activities in urban ecosystems induce a myriad of environmental changes compared with adjacent rural areas. These environmental changes can be seen as series of abiotic and biotic selection filters affecting the distribution of plant species. What are the attributes of plant species that compose urban communities, compared with rural communities, as related to their ecological affinities (e.g., to temperature, humidity), and reproductive traits (e.g., entomophily, autogamy, floral morphology)? Using a floristic dataset from a citizen science project recording plant species growing spontaneously in the streets, we analyzed the distribution of species according to their ecological requirements and reproductive traits along an urbanization gradient in the Parisian region. We dev

SUBMITTER: Desaegher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745663 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature