Identifying the Factors That Influence Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) and Southeastern Myotis (Myotis Austroriparius) Use of Stormwater Sewer Systems

Published: April 14, 2025

Wildlife living within human-dominated and/or modified landscapes may explore and use unconventional habitats. Our study investigates the overlooked potential of stormwater sewer systems (SSSs) as habitat for two urban-dwelling species: raccoons (Procyon lotor) southeastern myotis bats (Myotis austroriparius). Here we focus specifically on construction-based factors that most greatly affect occupancy these species SSS Alachua Co., Florida. With many vertebrates using SSSs movement, foraging, roosting, knowing what influence a system's usability is important when designing urban corridors. findings suggest raccoon in was closely related to proximity nearest exit, but seem select roosting sites based multitude factors, including size SSS, distance level impervious surface aboveground. Raccoons have preference remain near an exit suggesting their presence be exploratory or constrained by food light availability, although they were found navigating full extent some SSSs. Myotis a. prefer smaller with limited disturbance aboveground, particularly We discuss ways construction design management can more wildlife friendly.

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem functions and services in urban stormwater ponds: Co‐producing knowledge for better management

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(3)

Published: July 1, 2024

Abstract Urban stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are widely employed for control, but knowledge about their contributions to urban ecosystem function and service delivery remains unclear. We organized a workshop that brought together researchers, managers students assess discuss current information on SWMP services, identify perceived gaps prioritize research needs, advance understanding of SWMPs in Ontario, Canada. Workshop participants identified habitat provisioning regulation water quality quantity as key functions SWMPs. They also recognized carbon sequestration, flood prevention, purification, educational potential, human health promotion community engagement important services provided by Despite the availability engineering practitioner knowledge, suggested impacts maintenance operations, biological condition, quality, costs benefits impact surrounding landscape hinder modern approach design multiple co‐benefits. Participants can be tackled with combination continuous water‐quality monitoring, field, laboratory mesocosm experiments. future studies take advantage existing governmental databases using meta‐analyses summarize provide directions. Practical implication: By linking this practice insight provides road map used Ontario elsewhere.

Language: Английский

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A comparative study of the secondary benefits of stormwater ponds in economically distinct neighborhoods of Tampa, Florida USA

Discover Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: Oct. 14, 2024

Stormwater ponds manage urban runoff and mitigate storm-event flooding. also offer various secondary advantages such as filtering pollutants, providing a habitat for wildlife, adding recreational value access to green spaces communities. However, stormwater pond features their potential benefits can vary based on the initial construction ongoing maintenance practices. This study developed an assessment tool evaluating ponds' expected functioning benefits, including pollutant by shoreline vegetation, safety, people activities like walking or wildlife viewing. We used compare in East Tampa Riverview, Florida, communities with contrasting socioeconomic backgrounds. The overall was consistent between both communities; however, several distinctions emerged specific attributes. Suburban exhibited narrower buffer zones, lower bank stability, less lighting. Conversely, lower-income had accessibility due higher number of fences, more litter, inferior water appearance. uncovered need consideration untapped transform into vibrant spaces.

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem Functions in Urban Stormwater Management Ponds: A Scoping Review

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(17), P. 7766 - 7766

Published: Sept. 6, 2024

Stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are an important tool for sustainable urban stormwater management, controlling the quantity and quality of runoff in cities. Beyond their engineering purpose, SWMPs may hold ecological value that is often overlooked. This especially case array geochemical, physical, biological processes (i.e., ecosystem functions) SWMPs. Here, we performed a scoping review function to summarize current knowledge identify research needs. We searched peer-reviewed papers using Web Science database. Papers did not report specifically on SWMPs, discuss function, or were solely based ecotoxicological tests excluded from further assessment. For remaining papers, information year publication, scope, key findings was extracted. found total 55 have been published since 1996. Our identified areas advancing about nutrient dynamics, contaminants processing, sedimentation, temperature, habitat provisioning, biodiversity Overall, need understand how factors related pond design landscape practices influence function. There also effect climate change examine interactions between humans. Such will only provide opportunities researchers better value, but facilitate more effective

Language: Английский

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Are Plant Communities of Roadside Stormwater Ponds Similar to those Found in Natural Wetlands?

Wetlands, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44(7)

Published: Sept. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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