Can urban greening increase vector abundance in cities? The impact of mowing, local vegetation, and landscape composition on adult mosquito populations

Urban Ecosystems, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 22(5), С. 827 - 839

Опубликована: Май 16, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Urbanization as a disrupter and facilitator of insect herbivore behaviors and life cycles

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 45, С. 97 - 105

Опубликована: Март 7, 2021

Insect herbivores require a variety of habitats across their life cycle, with behavior often mediating transitions between stages or habitats. Human management strongly alters urban habitats, yet herbivore is rarely examined in cities. We review the existing literature on several key behaviors: host finding, feeding, egg placement and pupation location, antipredator defense. emphasize that unapparent portions such as habitat overwintering stage, may influence if urbanized areas act population sources sinks. Here, soil surface aboveground biomass are two especially pressing research gaps. Lastly, high variability environments select for more plastic behaviors greater generalism. encourage future assesses both less apparent insect cycles to determine best practices conservation management.

Язык: Английский

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Beekeeping in, of or for the city? A socioecological perspective on urban apiculture

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 3(3), С. 550 - 559

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2021

Abstract The term ‘urban beekeeping’ connotes a host of meanings—sociopolitical, commercial, ecological and personal—beyond the mere description where bees beekeepers happen to coincide. Yet, these meanings are seldom articulated explicitly or brought into critical engagement with relevant fields urban ecology political ecology. Beginning brief account history beekeeping in United States, we draw upon theory construct conceptual model that distinguishes , for city. In our model, city describes importation traditionally rural practice spaces private reasons individual beekeeper, whereas is consciously tailored context, often accompanied by (semi)professionalization formation local expert communities (i.e. associations). Beekeeping shift mindset which directed civic ends beyond boundaries community per se. Using this framework, identify discuss specific socioecological assets liabilities beekeeping, how relate We then formulate actionable guidelines maturing beneficent self‐critical form citizenship; include fostering self‐regulation within community, harnessing as ‘gateway’ experience broader rapprochement between residents nature, recognizing political‐ecological context respect matters justice. A free Plain Language Summary can be found Supporting Information article.

Язык: Английский

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There must bee a better way: A review of published urban bee literature and suggested topics for future study

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 226, С. 104513 - 104513

Опубликована: Июль 20, 2022

Язык: Английский

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If you plant it, they will come: quantifying attractiveness of exotic plants for winter-active flower visitors in community gardens

Urban Ecosystems, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 23(2), С. 345 - 354

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2019

Язык: Английский

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