Beta diversity of urban spontaneous plants and its drivers in 9 major cities of Yunnan province, China

• Published in: Landscape and urban planning Vol. 234; p. 104741
• Main Authors: Gao, Zhiwen, Pan, Yingji, Van Bodegom, Peter M., Cieraad, Ellen, Xing, Dingliang, Yang, Yanyi, Xia, Tiyuan, Luo, Xinyi, Song, Kun, Da, Liangjun, Malkinson, Dan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023
• Subjects: altitude; Beta diversity; Biodiversity hotspot; China; Historical urbanization process; indigenous species; introduced species; landscapes; species; species diversity; Spontaneous plants; urban areas; urbanization; Urbanization rate; China; Historical urbanization process; Beta diversity; Biodiversity hotspot; Urbanization rate; Spontaneous plants

•The exponent (z) of the SAC model was used in urban ecosystems to characterize beta diversity.•We found the species composition of native plants was more heterogeneous than non-natives.•The beta diversity of all species groups was best explained by alpha diversity and urbanization.•Urban spontaneou...