Urban greenspaces benefit both human utility and biodiversity

Published: March 13, 2024

Urban greenspaces are essential for both human well-being and biodiversity, with their importance continually growing in the face of increasing urbanization. The dual role these spaces raises questions about how planning management can best serve diverse needs people biodiversity. Our goal was to quantify synergies tradeoffs between utility biodiversity benefits urban greenspaces. Through a detailed inventory, we mapped 639 throughout Broward County, Florida — one most populous counties United States. We identified categorized various physical attributes contributing utility, including playgrounds, athletic facilities, picnic areas. Concurrently, assessed by estimating species richness within an greenspace. found little relationship overall More specifically, positive correlation such as bodies water, nature preserves indicating potential rather than tradeoffs. This alignment suggests that parks effectively multiple values without necessarily sacrificing other. Both correlate greenspace size, emphasizing significance larger accommodating values. results offer insights optimizing simultaneously benefit local communities ecosystems, highlighting harmonizing foster sustainable cities.

Language: Английский

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On the relationship between spatial environmental variability, dispersion and biodiversity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 19, 2024

Abstract Aim We establish quantitative relationships between species richness and the rate of spatial change in controlled, digital, environments. use a simplified, first-principles, stochastic, evolutionary model which artificial organisms can evolve disperse. develop an understanding how environmental variability space influences it is affected by organisms’ ability to Time period At each time step experiment, organism reproduce sexually, disperse die. Each experiment run for 100,000 steps. The life span 15 Location uses artificial, landscape consisting uniform ( x, y ) grid cells, with single variable that changes sinusoidally x direction. Major taxa studied Organisms are defined 64-bit genome sexually. These digital designed mimic basic principles biological evolution. Methods starts organism, mutate producing offspring do all above environment. Monte Carlo experimentation used generate statistical insight into thousands replicate simulations. Results A strong correlation observed mean variable. This relationship holds true wide range dispersal abilities, but diminishes when very low. Main Conclusions predict variables (e.g. derivative elevation) driver real-world biodiversity where sufficient. Our results suggest plays important role determining responds gradients.

Language: Английский

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Functional structure of the natural enemy community of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in the Americas

Biological Control, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 105640 - 105640

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal dynamics of bioproduction systems and ecosystem services in the Baroro and Pagsanjan-Lumban watersheds, Philippines

Paddy and Water Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Ecological significance of protected areas in the tropical mountains of Eastern Africa

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 170, P. 113010 - 113010

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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