1、字数：英文 3608 单词， 20220 字符；中文 6313 汉字 出处： Rastandeh A, Pedersen Zari M, K. Brown D, et al. Utilising exotic flora in support of urban indigenous biodiversity: lessons for landscape architectureJ. Landscape Research, 2018, 43(5): 708-720. 外文文献 Utilising exotic flora in support of urban indigenous biodiv
2、ersity: lessons for landscape architecture Abstract Evidence shows that in the absence of intact natural habitats, some exotic patches of vegetation may play a compensatory role in supporting indigenous biodiversity in urban environments. This paper suggests that in urban settings where landscapes a
3、lready contain non-natives, both indigenous and exotic flora may be necessary to maintain indigenous biodiversity. The research was constructed based upon a review of the current literature combined with a GIS-based spatial analysis of urban landscape patterns, using Wellington New Zealand as a case
4、 study. The research provides evidence concerning different aspects of utilising indigenous and exotic plant species to argue that a balanced proportion of indigenous to exotic plants may be advantageous in order to respond to some aspects of biodiversity loss. The results have three immediate impli
5、cations for landscape architecture practices at the urban scale and reveal important issues that should be addressed by future research. KEYWORDS: exotic flora; indigenous biodiversity; landscape architecture; urban biodiversity 1.Introduction: exotic-indigenous land cover There is sufficient eviden
6、ce to indicate that biodiversity is essential to support the healthy functioning of ecosystems (Balvanera et al., 2006; Cardinale et al., 2006; Lefcheck & Duffy, 2015) and to provide a wide range of ecosystem services supporting the quality of human life (Tzoulas et al., 2007; Colley, Brown, & Montarzino, 2016). Although urban biodiversity has received less attention in both research and practice (Niemel, 1999; Alberti, 2005; Farinha-Marques, Lameiras, Fernandes, Silva, & Guilherme,
