Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for vascular plants in temperate ecosystems? A systematic review.

Hugo MellVinciane FackLouise PercevaultSylvie VanpeeneYves BertheauAurélie CoulonFrédérique Flamerie de LachapelleEric GuinardArzhvaël JeussetEric Le MitouardDakis-Yaoba OuédraogoMarianne VargacRomain SordelloYorick ReyjolJulien TouroultSébastien FilocheFrédéric Hendoux

Published in: Environmental evidence (2024)

We identified a major knowledge gap regarding the potential of linear transportation infrastructure verges as corridors for vascular plants. Thus, we call for more research on this particular topic, especially as the evidence synthesis underlined the potential of verges as habitat for exotic and invasive flora.

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