Non-native woody plant species in urban forests of Frankfurt/Main (Germany)

  • In 23 survey areas with woodland vegetation or woodland succession in Frankfurt/Main with a total size of 134 hectares, woody species were surveyed (excluding species only occurring as planted individuals). We found 149 woody taxa; 42% of them indigenous, and 58% non-native. Out of the 86 non-native taxa, 49 were naturalized in Frankfurt while 37 were considered as casual. Among non-native taxa, East Asian taxa formed the largest phytogeographic group. We found taxa originating from horticulture (cultigens) to be an important part of the woody flora of Frankfurt/Main. The most common taxa were Acer pseudoplatanus, A. platanoides, Betula pendula, and Sambucus nigra; the two Acer species were regarded as naturalized. Non-native woody species were generally common (with percentages ranging from 24% to 79% in individual areas).

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Author:Thomas GregorORCiDGND, Gerwin KasperekORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-640387
DOI:https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.41.001
Parent Title (English):Tuexenia
Title Additional (German):Neophytische Gehölzarten in urbanen Wäldern von Frankfurt am Main
Place of publication:Göttingen
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/10/31
Year of first Publication:2021
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2021/10/31
Volume:41
Page Number:14
First Page:133
Last Page:145
HeBIS-PPN:489352162
Institutes:Zentrale Einrichtung / Universitätsbibliothek
Angeschlossene und kooperierende Institutionen / Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik)
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht