Geographical factors of the abundance of flora in Russian cities

An analysis of data on the species abundance of flora in 89 cities (urban flora) of the Russian Federation facilitated determination of its main factors. It has been revealed that the factors determining the abundance of native and alien components of urban flora vary. The city area and population n...

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Published in:Doklady earth sciences 2017-09, Vol.476 (1), p.1113-1115
Main Authors: Veselkin, D. V., Tretyakova, A. S., Senator, S. A., Saksonov, S. V., Mukhin, V. A., Rozenberg, G. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Analysis
Anthropogenic factors
Biodiversity
Cities
Data processing
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Flora
Flowers & plants
Geography
Indigenous species
Introduced species
Native organisms
Plant populations
Plants
Plants (Organisms)
Population number
Species
Urbanization
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Summary:An analysis of data on the species abundance of flora in 89 cities (urban flora) of the Russian Federation facilitated determination of its main factors. It has been revealed that the factors determining the abundance of native and alien components of urban flora vary. The city area and population number are the main factors of the total number of species and of the abundance of native species in urban flora. The diversity and participation of alien species increase in parallel with. the urbanization rate, anthropogenic transformation of the regions, and the age of cities and are in adverse correlation with the climate severity.
ISSN:1028-334X
1531-8354
DOI:10.1134/S1028334X1709029X