Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces
L. Mata, A. N. Andersen, A. Moran-Ordonez, A. K. Hahs, A. Backstrom, C. D. Ives, D. Bickel, D. Duncan, E. Palma, F. Thomas, K. Cranney, K. Walker, I. Shears, L. Semeraro, M. Malipatil, , Y. Lynch
This study shows that indigenous plants, especially graminoids, support higher insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces compared to nonnative species.
bioRxiv · May 29, 2020Ecology