Do Indigenous Street Trees Promote More Biodiversity than Alien Ones? Evidence Using Mistletoes and Birds in South Africa

Trees in urban landscapes provide a range of ecosystem services, including habitat, refugia, food, and corridors for other fauna and flora. However, there is some debate whether the richness and abundance of other biodiversity supported is influenced by the provenance of trees, i.e., native or non-n...

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Main Author: Charlie Shackleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/7/134