Biodiversity in residential gardens: a review of the evidence base

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(13), P. 4155 - 4179

Published: Aug. 19, 2023

Abstract Residential gardens are a principal component of urban green infrastructure throughout the world and their potential positive contributions to biodiversity increasingly recognised. But characteristics reflect needs, values interests individual households. The present review summarises evidence from studies garden published in scientific literature, describes major themes identifies important knowledge gaps. A search Web Science database identified 408 articles on residential (1981–2022), with numbers increasing over time strong bias towards Europe (32.1%) North America (23.8%). Plants invertebrates were most frequently studied, species diversity was often correlated size habitat complexity. Botanic composition vegetation cover positively associated abundance fauna. Non-native plants contributed substantially plant some indicated benefits other linked functional attributes. Intensive management including frequent lawn mowing, fertiliser pesticide application, more formal, ‘neater’ appearance reduced biodiversity. However, results varied amongst studies, for example relation impacts mowing frequency diversity. There general paucity experimental different regimes few replicated tests recommended ‘wildlife-friendly practices’. Several importance connectivity infra-structure dispersal ecosystem functioning. Emerging threats include replacement by development, conversion hard surfaces declining plot sizes. Managing these challenges maximising value requires greater engagement policymakers planners, partnerships between public bodies private households co-ordinate local initiatives.

Language: Английский

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Characteristics and influencing factors of taxonomic and functional diversity of butterflies in urban green spaces

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 128662 - 128662

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The direct and indirect effects of road verges and urban greening on butterflies in a tropical city-state

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 258, P. 105335 - 105335

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Dealing with Urban Biodiversity Through Butterfly Gardens: A Project-Based Learning Proposal for Pre-Service Teachers Training

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2195 - 2195

Published: March 3, 2025

Research in environmental education points out the need for an improvement pre-service teacher training this area. This proposal follows PBL methodology and focuses on development of project whose final product is organization a science fair elementary school students. The 5-week addresses topic urban biodiversity decline uses butterfly garden as initiative to mitigate it. Four months after program ended, survey was administered 86 participating teachers. A mixed-methods approach used, collecting quantitative data perceptions decline, One Health concept, education, along with qualitative keyword responses open-ended questions about garden’s impact project’s value self-learning professional development. Participants reported positive regarding gardens our program, recognizing them both valuable educational resource effective decline. Respondents showed strong pro-environmental attitude, taking seriously their role transmitting values. Using teaching purposes offers insight into literacy, connection nature, improvements well-being powerful platform deep meaningful pedagogical learning.

Language: Английский

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Urbanization related changes in lepidopteran community

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(2), P. 377 - 386

Published: Oct. 28, 2023

Abstract Urbanization displaces natural habitats with impervious surfaces and managed ornamental green infrastructure. This study compared the structure of lepidopteran community in an office campus cleared from forest to that remaining forest. For comparison, we trapped 2,233 specimens 56 species adjacent The richness assemblage was half consisted primarily same found abundance biomass Lepidoptera a quarter decreased along area within 100-meter radius around traps approached zero when covered entirely. assembly were on average larger, indicating elevated mobility, than those caught Our results support earlier studies concluding fragmented urban landscape selects for large mobile species, which can feed plants or disperse between high-quality landscape. Green infrastructure native plants, their connectivity maintain species-rich communities landscapes.

Language: Английский

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Urban yards as potential conservation space: large, diverse gardens may be valuable resource patches for butterflies

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(6), P. 1573 - 1588

Published: July 17, 2023

Language: Английский

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Regenerative Architecture: Carbon Sequestration and Habitat Provisioning through Building Design

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

<p><strong>The urban built environment is one of the most significant contributors to global carbon emissions, and annual increase in atmospheric dioxide core environmental issues driving climate change. Rapid urbanisation also causing natural ecosystems be replaced with a heterogeneous matrix patches built-up areas, resulting fragmentation, habitat degradation, damage biodiversity ecosystem functioning. A fundamental rethinking architectural design could move towards halting degeneration an their regenerative capacity. As world becoming increasingly urbanised, there growing need incorporate nature-based solutions into building minimise or offset harm they create. Increasing green spaces within environments through building-integrated vegetation, such as roofs walls, primarily adopted for purposes stormwater management, evapotranspiration cooling shading. Biodiversity conservation capture are often generated by-product integrating vegetation not main focus. This research integrates architecture by emulating create that generate quantifiable sequestration (the process actively removing CO2 from atmosphere) provisioning (providing living space plants animal species). On hand, have potential sequester store it above- below-ground biomass. other these same spaces, if strategically vegetated, provide important habitats wide variety species, including insects, birds, mammals can act stepping stones which connect reduce fragmentation. The relationship between two services multifaceted complex dependent upon type, substrate conditions, management strategies. thus explores aspects design, i.e., provisioning, address interrelated change loss. Such projects aim regenerate interventions context-based evolution approach, ecology specifically location-dependent. CO2BIRD (Carbon Biodiversity-Integrated Regenerative Design) framework, prepared outcome this combination literature review, quantitative qualitative methods, considers approach holistic thinking: seeing its surroundings unified system. And because location-specific, practical implementation framework conducting case study existing environment, Wellington City, New Zealand. Birds regarded primary species monitoring Zealand globally due ease identification role However, focused on keystone bird found Wellington, tūī, kererū, korimako hihi, greater ecological impact than species. includes research-led data-gathering approaches understanding ecological, cultural, climatic legal contexts. catalogue strategies compares each strategy terms mutual benefits humans nature. indicators, consider dynamics services, identified quantify rates levels, guide development implementation. Post-occupancy guidelines suggested, introducing occupants culture adaptive emphasises flexibility openness, ensuring able adapt impacts results encourage leading-edge professionals decision-makers concurrently enhancing decarbonising buildings vegetation. defined upscaled apply at regional, national levels applied different cultural greatest when integrated broader regional-level infrastructure networks avoid further loss mitigate environment.</strong></p>

Language: Английский

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How butterfly communities are structured and have changed in urbanized areas of Marseille: a 12-year monitoring survey

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(5), P. 1427 - 1438

Published: June 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Using thermodynamics to understand the links between energy, information, structure and biodiversity in a human-transformed landscape

Ecological Modelling, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 476, P. 110257 - 110257

Published: Dec. 21, 2022

Language: Английский

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A 12-Year Experimental Design to Test the Recovery of Butterfly Biodiversity in an Urban Ecosystem: Lessons from the Parc Urbain des Papillons

Insects, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 780 - 780

Published: Sept. 24, 2023

Urbanization is one of the main threats to biodiversity. However, some urban green spaces could act as refuges for fauna if composition flora were less horticultural and a intensive management strategy adopted. Among taxa, butterflies are experiencing strong decline from European regional scales. An ecological engineering project based on plantation host nectariferous plants backed up by well thought out was carried in Marseille at Parc Urbain des Papillons (the Butterflies Urban Park). We assessed its effectiveness comparing butterfly communities this park before after work, we compared it neighboring wasteland with natural habitats. After 12 years project, results show significant change species composition. The richness greatly increased 25 42 species. Some specialist targeted appeared, their numbers five. three Mediterranean still absent As plant palette used implemented enabled us significantly increase number species, now plan work structure vegetation.

Language: Английский

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