02669nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001653002600042653002300068653002000091653002100111653002000132653002000152653002100172653001900193653002000212653001000232653002200242653002300264653003000287653002000317653002000337653001500357653002000372653001300392100001900405700001500424245010100439856015300540300001000693490000700703520157700710022002002287                                       d10aBiocultural diversity10aConservation areas10aGalicia [Spain]10aLand abandonment10aLand management10aLand-use change10aLandscape change10aPhyto-toponymy10aRural landscape10aSpain10acultural heritage10acultural influence10aGeographical distribution10aland management10aland use change10aplace name10aRural landscape10atoponymy1 aJaime Fagundez1 aJesus Izco00aDiversity patterns of plant place names reveal connections with environmental and social factors  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978160596&doi=10.1016%2fj.apgeog.2016.06.012&partnerID=40&md5=352bed2c5f9e1b430e89b5aa3d292b5f  a23-290 v743 aThere is a strong connection between cultural and biological diversity at a global scale, especially in the linguistic domain, but less is known at regional scales. Indicators of such reciprocity are found in the linguistic expression of natural elements, and their representation in the landscape through toponymy. Here we evaluate the geographic distribution of phyto-toponyms, places named after a native local flora, in Galicia, NW Spain. We created the concept of toponymic species (topo-species) for groups of places named after a plant taxon. By using different regression models assuming global effects of the variables (Ordinary Least Squares, OLS) or non-stationarity (Geographically Weighted Regression, GWR), we explored the connection of topo-species richness and diversity with environmental (river density, altitude and natural habitats density) and social (total density of toponyms, population density) factors.Topo-species richness and diversity were significantly correlated with the studied factors. Total density of toponyms, river density, altitude and natural habitats density showed significant positive values in the models, while population density had little or no effects. GWR performed better for all variables, especially for Shannon diversity index. We conclude that place names of natural elements depict human s interaction with the environment. They are stable, spatially-explicit elements that may be used as indicators of bio-cultural diversity. In addition, they represent an intangible cultural heritage that should also be preserved.  a01436228 (ISSN)