Arborizaciones urbanas en clima cálido

In many Colombian cities, urban forestry is the result of tree planting policies based on introduced species. Cities cut apart original ecosystems, causing alterations, disturbances and deterioration, and because most of the tree populations on urban settings are non native varieties, fragmentation...

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Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2007
Institución:
Universidad Antonio Nariño
Repositorio:
Repositorio UAN
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uan.edu.co:123456789/10490
Acceso en línea:
https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/11
https://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/10490
Palabra clave:
Ecología urbana
conectividad ecosistémica
arborizaciones urbanas
Urban Ecology
ecosystems´ connectivity
urban forestry
tree populations
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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Summary:In many Colombian cities, urban forestry is the result of tree planting policies based on introduced species. Cities cut apart original ecosystems, causing alterations, disturbances and deterioration, and because most of the tree populations on urban settings are non native varieties, fragmentation ofthe ecosystem does not diminish. Our results depict that introduced species are, in fact, dominant in many Colombian cities and, because those do not provide food to native fauna (avifauna and small mammals); although they provide some ornamental and environmental services, they do not contributeto the connectivity of fragmented ecosystems caused by urban development.