Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7461805 | Landscape and Urban Planning | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
- Can Mediterranean cities become hotspots for in situ urban conservation?
- We assessed the floristic richness in a montane city in the Mediterranean Basin.
- Plants of conservation interest equally inhabit anthropogenic and seminatural habitats.
- The highest proportion of endemic taxa among Mediterranean cities is reported.
- Typical urban habitats reveal their wildlife refuge character.
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Authors
Aphrodite Kantsa, Thomas Tscheulin, Robert R. Junker, Theodora Petanidou, Stella Kokkini,