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Macroecological patterns of urban biodiversity: species richness, invasions and biotic homogenization in two taxonomic groups

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This project doesn't include Faculty of Economics and Administration. It includes Faculty of Science. Official project website can be found on muni.cz.
Project Identification
IAA601630803
Project Period
1/2008 - 12/2010
Investor / Pogramme / Project type
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
  • Grants of distinctly investigative character focused on the sphere of research pursued at present particularly in the ASCR
MU Faculty or unit
Faculty of Science
Keywords
Alien, Central Europe, city, human made habitat, molluscs, vascular plants

The project deals with biodiversity of large central European cities. It will use standardized sampling protocols in selected man-made habitats and selected cities, representing areas of central Europe with different macroclimatic and socioeconomic characteristics. The focus will be on two model taxonomic groups: vascular plants and land snails. The main questions are: (1) How does spread of alien species depend on the macroclimate of different parts of Central Europe and different types of urban habitats? (2) Does urban environment positively or negatively affect diversity of native species and overall species richness of the selected taxonomic groups? (3) Does urbanization cause biotic homogenization, and if so, is homogenization manifested both at the level of species and the level of species traits? Which habitats and species groups are most homogenized? (4) Are the patterns in urban diversity consistent between different taxonomic groups?

Publications

Total number of publications: 14

2009

2008

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