Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools

The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an ideal opportunity to examine multi-scalar processes involved in community assembly as well as the role of human activities...

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Published in:	Ecology (Durham) Vol. 97; no. 11; pp. 2952 - 2963
Main Authors:	Aronson, Myla F. J., Nilon, Charles H., Lepczyk, Christopher A., Parker, Tommy S., Warren, Paige S., Cilliers, Sarel S., Goddard, Mark A., Hahs, Amy K., Herzog, Cecilia, Katti, Madhusudan, La Sorte, Frank A., Williams, Nicholas S. G., Zipperer, Wayne
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2016 Ecological Society of America
Subjects:	Animals Assembly Biodiversity biogeography Cities city Communities community assembly Community involvement Community structure CONCEPTS & SYNTHESIS: EMPHASIZING NEW IDEAS TO STIMULATE RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY Ecology Ecosystems environmental factors Extinction Filters Filtration Functional anatomy Guilds habitat destruction Habitat loss Habitats humans human‐dominated landscapes Interdisciplinary research Life history Management Molds planning Plants - classification Series (mathematics) Socioeconomic factors Spatial distribution Species extinction Towns Urban areas urban ecology UrBioNet biodiversity city UrBioNet urban ecology filters community assembly human-dominated landscapes
ISSN:	0012-9658, 1939-9170
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