The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity

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Autor(a) principal: Pena, João Carlos Castro
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Magalhães, Danilo Marques, Moura, Ana Clara Mourão, Young, Robert John, Rodrigues, Marcos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Arborização Urbana
Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/revsbau/article/view/63481
Resumo: We mapped and described the composition of the urban vegetation that comprises the green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city, and discussed how it can be used to preserve and maintain urban biodiversity. Almost half of our study area is occupied by 12 types of arboreal and herbaceous vegetation, composed mostly of urban parks, gardens and street trees. Forty-one percent of the almost 90,000 street trees are composed of 10 species with only 4 native species. These results show that this urban landscape is highly heterogeneous and has a great potential for biodiversity conservation. However, management strategies are needed, such as better planning of the urban forestry. This study is the first step towards a better understanding of how this landscape influences local biodiversity, and can be used as a management tool to increase urban resilience and functionality.
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spelling The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversityTHE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OF A HIGHLY URBANIZED NEOTROPICAL CITY: THE ROLE OF THE URBAN VEGETATION IN PRESERVING NATIVE BIODIVERSITYEcologia Urbana, Geoprocessamento, Ecologia de PaisagensBelo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map algebra; Rapid eye image; Urban landscape.Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map Algebra; Rapid Eye image; Urban landscapeWe mapped and described the composition of the urban vegetation that comprises the green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city, and discussed how it can be used to preserve and maintain urban biodiversity. Almost half of our study area is occupied by 12 types of arboreal and herbaceous vegetation, composed mostly of urban parks, gardens and street trees. Forty-one percent of the almost 90,000 street trees are composed of 10 species with only 4 native species. These results show that this urban landscape is highly heterogeneous and has a great potential for biodiversity conservation. However, management strategies are needed, such as better planning of the urban forestry. This study is the first step towards a better understanding of how this landscape influences local biodiversity, and can be used as a management tool to increase urban resilience and functionality.The composition of the urban vegetation that comprises the green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city was mapped and described in order to assess how it can be used to preserve and maintain urban biodiversity. Supervised classification was used, followed by Map Algebra methodology, to identify the elements that comprise the green infrastructure of the southern region of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil). Species composition of the street trees community was also assessed. Almost half of the study area is occupied by 12 types of woody and herbaceous vegetation, composed mostly by urban parks and gardens. Forty-one percent of the almost 90,000 street trees is composed by 10 species from which only four are native. These results show that the green infrastructure of this urban landscape is comprised by a large amount of different types of green elements, and has a great potential for biodiversity conservation. However, management strategies are needed such as better planning of the urban afforestation process, increasing street tree species richness. This study is the first step towards a better understanding of how such urban landscape influences local biodiversity.Universidade Federal do ParanáCNPqCAPESFAPEMIGCAPES, CNPq, FAPEMIGPena, João Carlos CastroMagalhães, Danilo MarquesMoura, Ana Clara MourãoYoung, Robert JohnRodrigues, Marcos2016-12-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/revsbau/article/view/6348110.5380/revsbau.v11i4.63481Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Arborização Urbana; v. 11, n. 4 (2016); 66 - 781980-769410.5380/revsbau.v11i4reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Arborização Urbanainstname:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)instacron:UFPRenghttps://revistas.ufpr.br/revsbau/article/view/63481/pdfhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/revsbau/article/downloadSuppFile/63481/37118Direitos autorais 2016 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Arborização Urbanahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-12-11T20:01:58Zoai:revistas.ufpr.br:article/63481Revistahttps://revistas.ufpr.br/revsbauPUBhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/revsbau/oai1980-76941980-7694opendoar:2018-12-11T20:01:58Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Arborização Urbana - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OF A HIGHLY URBANIZED NEOTROPICAL CITY: THE ROLE OF THE URBAN VEGETATION IN PRESERVING NATIVE BIODIVERSITY
title The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
spellingShingle The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
Pena, João Carlos Castro
Ecologia Urbana, Geoprocessamento, Ecologia de Paisagens
Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map algebra; Rapid eye image; Urban landscape.
Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map Algebra; Rapid Eye image; Urban landscape
title_short The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
title_full The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
title_fullStr The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
title_full_unstemmed The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
title_sort The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity
author Pena, João Carlos Castro
author_facet Pena, João Carlos Castro
Magalhães, Danilo Marques
Moura, Ana Clara Mourão
Young, Robert John
Rodrigues, Marcos
author_role author
author2 Magalhães, Danilo Marques
Moura, Ana Clara Mourão
Young, Robert John
Rodrigues, Marcos
author2_role author
author
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pena, João Carlos Castro
Magalhães, Danilo Marques
Moura, Ana Clara Mourão
Young, Robert John
Rodrigues, Marcos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ecologia Urbana, Geoprocessamento, Ecologia de Paisagens
Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map algebra; Rapid eye image; Urban landscape.
Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map Algebra; Rapid Eye image; Urban landscape
topic Ecologia Urbana, Geoprocessamento, Ecologia de Paisagens
Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map algebra; Rapid eye image; Urban landscape.
Belo Horizonte; Biodiversity conservation; Map Algebra; Rapid Eye image; Urban landscape
description We mapped and described the composition of the urban vegetation that comprises the green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city, and discussed how it can be used to preserve and maintain urban biodiversity. Almost half of our study area is occupied by 12 types of arboreal and herbaceous vegetation, composed mostly of urban parks, gardens and street trees. Forty-one percent of the almost 90,000 street trees are composed of 10 species with only 4 native species. These results show that this urban landscape is highly heterogeneous and has a great potential for biodiversity conservation. However, management strategies are needed, such as better planning of the urban forestry. This study is the first step towards a better understanding of how this landscape influences local biodiversity, and can be used as a management tool to increase urban resilience and functionality.
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