Spatial patterns and drivers of plant diversity in the tropical city of Sanya, China

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127818" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127818</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127818" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127818</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Spatial patterns and drivers of plant diversity in the tropical city of Sanya, China

Original language description

Drivers of patterns in plant diversity remain poorly understood in tropical cities. Therefore, we investigated diversity within the tropical city of Sanya in Hainan Province of southern China by sampling one to three plots within 154 urban functional units (UFUs) based on six primary and 18 secondary UFUs. To measure diversity, we determined the number of vascular plants (species richness; SR) within each functional unit based on vegetation plots. We computed Faith's phylogenetic diversity (PDFaith) using a large megatree of plant life. To assess the potential drivers of SR and PDFaith, we performed multiple regressions using socioeconomic, biophysical, and vegetation management variables. The results showed significant differences in SR and PDFaith among the six primary UFUs. PDFaith of cultivated species was significantly higher than PDFaith of spontaneous species in all UFUs except in the wasteland area. Management measures were better predictors of SR and PDFaith than socioeconomic variables. The best predictor of SR and PDFaith of spontaneous species was the management of the urban green space. Our results provide clear guidelines for improved management strategies in Sanya, especially by showing how spontaneous and/or cultivated plant diversity can be encouraged depending on environmental, ecological, and cultural needs. Our work also adds to the presently scarce literature on drivers of urban plant diversity in tropical cities worldwide.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

ISSN

1618-8667

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

79

Issue of the periodical within the volume

January

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

000911457100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85144560435