The evolutionary diversity of urban forests depends on their land-use history

• Published in: Urban ecosystems Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 631 - 643
• Main Authors: Borges, Erica Rievrs, Dexter, Kyle G., Bueno, Marcelo Leandro, Pontara, Vanessa, Carvalho, Fabrício Alvim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Angiospermae; Anthropogenic factors; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Clustering; Composition; cropland; Ecological function; Ecology; ecosystems; Environmental Management; Evolution; Forests; Habitat fragmentation; Land use; Landscape; landscapes; Life Sciences; Nature Conservation; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant species; Species diversity; Species richness; trees; Urban areas; Urban Ecology; Urban environments; Urban forests; Urbanization; Urbanization; Phylogenetic composition; Tropical forests; Phylogenetic diversity; Environmental filtering; Land use history

Urbanization leads to strong modifications of landscape structure and ecosystem functioning, and urban areas are spreading rapidly. The aim of this study was to investigate how phylogenetic diversity and composition of tree species are affected by urbanization itself and land-use history. We found t...