Ecology of orchids in urban bushland reserves – can orchids be used as indicators of vegetation condition?
The loss of urban native vegetation is a global cri- sis particularly as cities continue to expand and pop- ulations grow. Native vegetation often remains as small isolated fragments embedded in the human matrix of urban development. These remnants become islands of biodiversity that experience vary...
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| Formato: | Online |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/19531 |
| Sumario: | The loss of urban native vegetation is a global cri- sis particularly as cities continue to expand and pop- ulations grow. Native vegetation often remains as small isolated fragments embedded in the human matrix of urban development. These remnants become islands of biodiversity that experience vary- ing degrees of degradation due to their high perime- ter to area ratio. |
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