Plant Biodiversity in Urbanized Areas
Plant Functional Traits in Space and Time, Plant Rarity and Phylogenetic Diversity
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Sonja Knapp compares several aspects of plant biodiversity between urban and rural areas in Germany. Using extensive databases and modern statistical methods, she goes beyond species richness: Urban areas are rich in species but plant species in urban areas are closer related to each other than plant species in rural areas, respectively.