Examining the potential to expand wildlife-supporting residential yards and gardens

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 222, С. 104396 - 104396

Опубликована: Март 12, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Urbanization, climate and species traits shape mammal communities from local to continental scales

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7(10), С. 1654 - 1666

Опубликована: Сен. 4, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Balancing agricultural development and biodiversity conservation with rapid urbanization: Insights from multiscale bird diversity in rural landscapes

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 382, С. 109460 - 109460

Опубликована: Янв. 11, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Humanity for Habitat: Residential Yards as an Opportunity for Biodiversity Conservation

BioScience, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 73(9), С. 671 - 689

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2023

Abstract The primary threat to biodiversity is habitat loss and degradation. Private residential land (yards) encompass large proportions of urban, suburban, rural spaces among the most rapidly expanding systems on Earth. Yards also represent a conservation opportunity provide wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, restore ecosystem function services, increase local opportunities for people connect with nature. In present article, we propose humanity stewardship practice by synthesizing evidence-based yard management actions that can advance value yards, focus benefits climate resiliency, people. magnitude extent might differ, depending region, specific practices, yard’s size, location along urban gradient. We detail opportunities, challenges, strategies encouraging stronger public participation in through facilitate biodiversity-friendly landscapes benefit

Язык: Английский

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The ecological role of native‐plant landscaping in residential yards to birds during the nonbreeding period

Ecosphere, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Abstract Residential yards are a form of urban land use that cover considerable amount area in cities worldwide and provide important habitat for wildlife, especially when landscaped with native plants. Nevertheless, most native‐plant landscaping wildlife research the northern temperate regions world has been conducted during spring summer breeding period, leaving gap our understanding importance residential plants as habitats animals nonbreeding period. To fill this gap, we quantified ecological role native‐landscaped to avifauna throughout Greater Los Angeles (LA), California, winter which is time year region hosts high abundance diversity migratory resident birds. We surveyed birds features from October March 2020 2021 at 22 pairs native‐ non‐native‐landscaped plus 10 additional yards. had three objectives study. First, compared avifaunal communities, including feeding nonfeeding behaviors, between Second, relationships bird richness, abundance, behaviors—focusing on species affiliated or natural terrestrial ecosystems region. Third, documented behaviors by non‐native Native‐landscaped greater trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, higher elements, leaf litter bare‐ground cover. Bird richness abundance—especially tree‐ shrub‐dominated ecosystems—were than Further, supported numbers birds, individuals focusing their foraging distinct trees Quercus spp. (oak), Heteromeles (toyon), Arctostaphylos (manzanita), Salvia (sage). Our results suggest period viable approach residents if improving conditions annual cycle goal.

Язык: Английский

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Housing or habitat: what drives patterns of avian species richness in urbanized landscapes?

Landscape Ecology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 38(8), С. 1919 - 1937

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2023

Abstract Context Conservation of biodiversity in cities depends on ecologically sensitive urban planning, informed by an understanding patterns species distributions and richness. Because urbanized landscapes are heterogeneous mosaics, many move between different land-cover types, it is valuable to compare ‘whole landscapes’ (broad-scale spatially areas) that systematically differ landscape structure. Objectives We tested the relative influence housing cover canopy tree avian richness, identify components structure most strongly landscape-scale richness (i.e., pooled multiple sites within a whole landscape). Methods selected 30 residential (each 1 km 2 ) Melbourne, Australia, stratified represent concurrent gradients cover. Five point-count surveys were conducted at each 10 per (for total 50 landscape) data mosaic. Results Up 82% variation was explained properties landscape. Housing dominant strong predictor for response groups including native, terrestrial, forest, aquatic birds. As increased, all decreased. Tree cover, primarily comprised scattered trees areas, had less Nonetheless, forest birds, extent native vegetation surrounding important positive influence, indicating value potential source habitat bird populations. Conclusions Cities can be home diverse avifauna. The indicates scope plan manage areas support diversity birds require natural elements. conclude urbanizing environments best designed benefit protecting patches (particularly large combined with localized higher rather than uniform (lower) across entire

Язык: Английский

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Research progress on animal habitat constructions from the perspective of urban biodiversity improvement

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2024

The accelerated urbanization process has caused problems such as habitat loss, isolation, and quality decline, resulting in a sharp reduction the richness abundance of urban species. Constructing suitable environmental conditions is most direct effective way to protect animals. In environment, construction can be achieved by integrating species protection landscape planning, which also an important manifestation biodiversity conservation at ecosystem level. Understanding how incorporate animal habitats into city plan design critical planners would benefit from review that holistically describes steps methods constructions. We conducted highlight space resources network structures. synthesized findings research studies last 20 years illuminate investigation, assessment, planning management habitats. As degradation fragmentation anthropogenic environments, our suggest should consider ecological background suitability strategies four key mitigation alleviate these impacts. This study will provide useful reference improve survival communication. Through this study, consolidated aid sustainable development innovation promote function green harmonious coexistence humans

Язык: Английский

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Supporting function of vegetation in urban riparian ecological corridors for ground-dwelling faunal diversity in Beijing, China

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 921, С. 171150 - 171150

Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Historical racial redlining and contemporary patterns of income inequality negatively affect birds, their habitat, and people in Los Angeles, California

Ornithological Applications, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 126(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2023

Abstract The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) was a U.S. government-sponsored program initiated in the 1930s to evaluate mortgage lending risk. resulted hand-drawn “security risk” maps intended grade sections of cities where investment should be focused (greenlined areas) or limited (redlined zones). security have since been widely criticized as being inherently racist and associated with high levels segregation lower green amenities across country. Our goal explore potential legacy effects HOLC grading practice on birds, their habitat, people who may experience them throughout metropolis risk were applied, Greater Los Angeles, California (L.A.). We used ground-collected, remotely sensed, census data descriptive predictive modeling approaches address our goal. Patterns bird habitat avian communities strongly aligned luxury-effect phenomenon, more robust, diverse abundant wealthiest parts L.A. analysis also revealed from practice. Associations between features redlined greenlined zones generally stronger than areas that did not grading, part because zones, which included some poorest locations L.A., had highest dense urban conditions (e.g., impervious surface cover), whereas city, tree canopy cover). White population constitutes percentage racial ethnic group areas, considerably greater abundance birds affiliated natural trees shrubs). Conversely, Hispanic Latino population, is dominant positively related significantly synanthropic are species conditions. results suggest historical redlining contemporary patterns income inequality distinct avifaunal potentially influence human these components biodiversity Redlined low-income residential graded by can particularly benefit deliberate greening enhancement projects, would likely carry over humans.

Язык: Английский

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Use of wildlife-friendly structures in residential gardens by animal wildlife: evidence from citizen scientists in a global biodiversity hotspot

Urban Ecosystems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 27(5), С. 1493 - 1507

Опубликована: Март 18, 2024

Abstract Private gardens comprise a large component of greenspace in cities and can offer substantial conservation opportunities. There has been strong advocacy from researchers, policymakers, practitioners to engage householders wildlife-friendly gardening practices increase the quantity, quality connection habitat resources for urban wildlife. Despite this call action, there remains limited knowledge on use benefit some structures within gardens, such as artificial refuges water sources. In collaboration with 131 citizen scientists southwestern Australia, we examined seven structure types by four vertebrate taxa groups. Following 2841 wildlife surveys undertaken between 31 July 2022 22 February 2023, found that all were used primarily target taxa, sources often relatively common species, certain possum shelters rare threatened species (e.g. western ringtail possum), was evidence animals making reproduction bird eggs nest boxes tadpoles sources). Water more frequently greater diversity than refuges. particular, baths highest number (mainly birds) while ponds greatest variety (birds, reptiles, frogs, mammals). Our findings provide evidence-based support further highlight role residential biodiversity conservation.

Язык: Английский

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