Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
cisnerosheredia.bsky.social
Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
@cisnerosheredia.bsky.social
Naturalista. Siempre curioso, estudio la biodiversidad, me encantan los animales, la ecología urbana, la historia, el arte y la cultura. Profesor de Ecología Tropical y Director del Museo de Zoología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. Él/He/Him
Reposted by Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
Wanna know how many non-native species dwell in the worlds' cities? We got you! In a new database paper led by @djli.bsky.social and GUBIC, we counted 'm all!

- 8140 species
- 553 cities
- Winner? Erigeron canadensis, found in a whopping 469 (85%) of these!

More -> the3dlab.org/2025/02/24/n...
Non-native plants in the worlds’ cities
Non-native species have been widely studied for decades, and their affinity with urban environments is no surprise to anyone in the field. However, just how many non-native species dwell in our cit…
the3dlab.org
February 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM