The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity

Autores

  • João Carlos Castro Pena Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-1805
  • Danilo Marques Magalhães Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte
  • Ana Clara Mourão Moura Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Robert John Young University of Salford Manchester
  • Marcos Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/revsbau.v11i4.63481

Palavras-chave:

Belo Horizonte, Biodiversity conservation, Map Algebra, Rapid Eye image, Urban landscape

Resumo

We mapped and described the composition of the urban vegetation that comprises the green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city, and discussed how it can be used to preserve and maintain urban biodiversity. Almost half of our study area is occupied by 12 types of arboreal and herbaceous vegetation, composed mostly of urban parks, gardens and street trees. Forty-one percent of the almost 90,000 street trees are composed of 10 species with only 4 native species. These results show that this urban landscape is highly heterogeneous and has a great potential for biodiversity conservation. However, management strategies are needed, such as better planning of the urban forestry. This study is the first step towards a better understanding of how this landscape influences local biodiversity, and can be used as a management tool to increase urban resilience and functionality.

Biografia do Autor

João Carlos Castro Pena, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Membro do Laboratóro de Ornitologia da UFMG. Possui experiência em ornitologia, ecologia de paisagens e ecologia urbana.

Ana Clara Mourão Moura, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Escola de Arquitetura, Laboratório de Geoprocessamento

Robert John Young, University of Salford Manchester

School of Environmental and Life Sciences

Marcos Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Oritologia

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Publicado

2016-12-21

Como Citar

Pena, J. C. C., Magalhães, D. M., Moura, A. C. M., Young, R. J., & Rodrigues, M. (2016). The green infrastructure of a highly urbanized Neotropical city: the role of the urban vegetation in preserving native biodiversity. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Arborização Urbana, 11(4), 66–78. https://doi.org/10.5380/revsbau.v11i4.63481

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Paisagismo e Paisagem Urbana