Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California Export

@article{citeulike:4217612, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Urbanized areas show a high proportion of non-native plants and can work as dispersal points to the surrounding areas. Ensenada is a fast growing city located in the northwestern peninsula of Baja California (Mexico). It is the southern extreme of a bi-national, coastal urban corridor that extends from Los Angeles, California south to Ensenada. This corridor is part of the biodiversity hotspot of the California Floristic Province. The aim of this study was to analyze the composition and distribution of the spontaneous flora in the city of Ensenada. We systematically sampled two differentiated urban environments, vacant lots and arroyos, in 2006 and 2007. We found a total of 158 plant species, 61\% of them were non-native species. Arroyo areas showed higher non-native species richness than vacant lots (21.9 vs. 13.6 species/transect) and could be potential dispersal vectors for non-native species to natural areas outside of the city, or in the reverse direction also.}, author = {Garcill\'{a}n, Pedro and Rebman, Jon and Casillas, Francisco}, citeulike-article-id = {4217612}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0091-1}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/m08614412030x167}, doi = {10.1007/s11252-009-0091-1}, journal = {Urban Ecosystems}, keywords = {urban\_spontaneous}, posted-at = {2009-07-06 06:31:20}, priority = {2}, title = {Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0091-1} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4217612 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4217612 N2 - Abstract  Urbanized areas show a high proportion of non-native plants and can work as dispersal points to the surrounding areas. Ensenada is a fast growing city located in the northwestern peninsula of Baja California (Mexico). It is the southern extreme of a bi-national, coastal urban corridor that extends from Los Angeles, California south to Ensenada. This corridor is part of the biodiversity hotspot of the California Floristic Province. The aim of this study was to analyze the composition and distribution of the spontaneous flora in the city of Ensenada. We systematically sampled two differentiated urban environments, vacant lots and arroyos, in 2006 and 2007. We found a total of 158 plant species, 61% of them were non-native species. Arroyo areas showed higher non-native species richness than vacant lots (21.9 vs. 13.6 species/transect) and could be potential dispersal vectors for non-native species to natural areas outside of the city, or in the reverse direction also. JF - Urban Ecosystems TI - Analysis of the non-native flora of Ensenada, a fast growing city in northwestern Baja California KW - urban_spontaneous AU - Garcillán, Pedro AU - Rebman, Jon AU - Casillas, Francisco UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0091-1 ER -