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Vegetation Diversity in the Santiago De Chile Urban Ecosystem

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Summary This study took in urban and periurban areas of Santiago, Chile. The 967km2 metropolitan area is composed of approximately six million inhabitants from various social and economic backgrounds. The purpose of this paper was to assess alpha (α) and beta (ß) vegetation diversity in the 36 metropolitan boroughs, and analyze the relationship of the assessed biodiversity to social and economic indices. Preliminary results showed a tendency to increased vegetation diversity as the social and economic status of boroughs increased.

Source: Arboricultural Journal

DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2002.9747349

Authors: Carmen Luz de la Maza, Jaime Hernández, Horacio Bown, Manuel Rodríguez, Francisco Escobedo

Institutions: University of Chile, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Life on land

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2003252222

FWCI: 1.53

Cites: 6

Cited by: 72

Related to: 10