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Moving beyond biotic homogenization: searching for new insights into vegetation dynamics
Author(s) -
Hahs Amy K.,
McDonnell Mark J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.1111/jvs.12415
Subject(s) - homogenization (climate) , ecology , vegetation (pathology) , geography , environmental science , biodiversity , biology , medicine , pathology
Biotic homogenization has been predicted to occur in cities across the world. However, the empirical evidence has been less than convincing. Lososová et al. explore the middle ground between these two points of view in this issue of Journal of Vegetation Science . They take a more sophisticated approach, linking homogenization to bigger questions of vegetation assembly in urban environments.