| Publication type: | Contribution to magazine or newspaper |
| Title: | A global comparison of beetle community composition on green roofs and the potential for homogenization |
| Authors: | Starry, Olyssa Gonsalves, Sydney Ksiazek-Mikenas, Kelly MacIvor, J. Scott Gardner, Maggie Szallies, Alexander Brenneisen, Stephan |
| Published in: | Urban Naturalist |
| Volume(Issue): | 2018 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page(s): | 1 |
| Pages to: | 15 |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2018 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Eagle Hill Publications |
| ISSN: | 2328-8964 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Urban ecology; Green roofs; Beetles; Biodiversity |
| Subject (DDC): | 590: Animals (Zoology) 712: Landscape architecture |
| Abstract: | Globalization may confer a competitive advantage to species that are urban exploiters and result in homogenization of communities in cities. We tested the application of this hypothesis to green roofs. Using body size as a proxy for life-history strategy, we compared small-bodied and large-bodied subsets of beetle communities from 5 cities in Europe and North America. We found that city was an important organizer of both subsets, though more so for the large-bodied one. This result suggests either resilience against homogenization or simply that not enough time has occurred for it to develop. A majority of the 10 most-abundant species found in the North American cities were non-native, in contrast to those found in European cities, a majority of which were native. These findings signal that more research is needed to track drivers of homogenization, such as functional composition, on rooftops as well as in other urban green spaces. |
| Further description: | Special Issue |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/11334 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Not specified |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Starry, O., Gonsalves, S., Ksiazek-Mikenas, K., MacIvor, J. S., Gardner, M., Szallies, A., & Brenneisen, S. (2018). A global comparison of beetle community composition on green roofs and the potential for homogenization. Urban Naturalist, 2018(1), 1–15.
Starry, O. et al. (2018) ‘A global comparison of beetle community composition on green roofs and the potential for homogenization’, Urban Naturalist, 2018(1), pp. 1–15.
O. Starry et al., “A global comparison of beetle community composition on green roofs and the potential for homogenization,” Urban Naturalist, vol. 2018, no. 1, pp. 1–15, Jan. 2018.
STARRY, Olyssa, Sydney GONSALVES, Kelly KSIAZEK-MIKENAS, J. Scott MACIVOR, Maggie GARDNER, Alexander SZALLIES und Stephan BRENNEISEN, 2018. A global comparison of beetle community composition on green roofs and the potential for homogenization. Urban Naturalist. Januar 2018. Bd. 2018, Nr. 1, S. 1–15
Starry, Olyssa, Sydney Gonsalves, Kelly Ksiazek-Mikenas, J. Scott MacIvor, Maggie Gardner, Alexander Szallies, and Stephan Brenneisen. 2018. “A Global Comparison of Beetle Community Composition on Green Roofs and the Potential for Homogenization.” Urban Naturalist 2018 (1): 1–15.
Starry, Olyssa, et al. “A Global Comparison of Beetle Community Composition on Green Roofs and the Potential for Homogenization.” Urban Naturalist, vol. 2018, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 1–15.
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