How Informed Design Can Make a Difference: Supporting Insect Pollinators in Cities DOI Creative Commons
Sheila K. Schueller,

Zhelin Li,

Zoe Bliss

и другие.

Land, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(7), С. 1289 - 1289

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2023

Pollinators are responsible for the reproduction of many plant and crop species provide important diversity food webs cultural value. Despite critical ecosystem services provided by pollinators, rapid pollinator declines occurring in response to anthropogenic activities that cause loss suitable habitat. There is an opportunity urban green space support pollination locally across landscape. However, there a lack practical but evidence-based guidance on how can be designed effectively floral resources other habitat needs diverse assemblage pollinators. We examine existing research this paper address following questions specific insect pollinators temperate settings: (1) Which focus efforts increase cities? (2) plants what arrangements most attractive supportive pollinators? (3) What do need beyond resources? (4) How surrounding landscape inform where prioritize new creation within Using these as framework, we informed management planning recommendations optimize value settings.

Язык: Английский

In defence of urban community gardens DOI Creative Commons
Monika Egerer, Susan Karlebowski, Felix Conitz

и другие.

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(2), С. 367 - 376

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024

Abstract With the boom in urban living has come a gardening. In particular, community gardening is an increasingly popular form of horticultural production, involvement and connection to nature. Through establishment management gardens, biodiversity can flourish, with gardens as ‘hotspots’ flora fauna within matrix. Gardeners deeply connect natural elements thus learn about gain appreciation for world. Such interactions combat loss nature experiences cities. Despite their benefits people, are threatened ecosystems often temporary fixtures city landscapes due lack land tenure policy protection. this perspective, we recognize important ecosystem conservation argue defence by policy. We formalize activity value these scientific evidence from ecological social‐ecological research 39 Berlin Munich, Germany. Although our data reveal that support large amounts catalyse human‐nature connections, comprehensive documentation at level make vulnerable planning threats; have seen losses multiple sites last 4 years research. Policy implications : To protect now future generations, call systematic collection on activities ecosystems. Some cities starting do be scaled out. recognition physical use also gardeners themselves habitat managers stewards biodiversity. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Tropical urban areas support highly diverse plant-pollinator interactions: An assessment from Brazil DOI
Viviany Teixeira do Nascimento, Kayna Agostini, Camila Silveira Souza

и другие.

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 198, С. 103801 - 103801

Опубликована: Март 19, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Wildlife gardening: an urban nexus of social and ecological relationships DOI Creative Commons
Laura Mumaw, Luis Mata

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 20(6), С. 379 - 385

Опубликована: Март 22, 2022

Biodiversity in urban environments continues to decline, alongside diminution of human connections with nature and community. An integrated ethic practice caring for one’s ecological community could help address these issues. Here, we describe how wildlife gardening can be such a pathway. We provide an overview related social dynamics benefits well‐being, highlighting case study that reveals array well‐being aspects derived from gardening, their relationship several activities, including time spent the garden. outline positive biodiversity outcomes attained through habitat improvement gardens, integration stewardship function across physical political boundaries when municipal governments local communities work collaboratively. contend conducted this manner involve residents crafting enacting intertwined humanity.

Язык: Английский

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Effects of Landscape and Local Factors on the Diversity of Flower-Visitor Groups under an Urbanization Gradient, a Case Study in Wuhan, China DOI Creative Commons

Mengyu He,

Nan Ran,

Huiqian Jiang

и другие.

Diversity, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(3), С. 208 - 208

Опубликована: Март 11, 2022

Urbanization is one of the primary forces driving worldwide pollinator decline. Moderate urban expansion with appropriate green space planning can help in maintaining diversity and pollination service. We investigated relative effects landscape local factors on flower-visitor functional groups a moderately urbanized city, Wuhan, located central China. found that proportion impervious surface had no significant effect number visitations, but it was negatively associated groups. The visitations by Halictidae Lepidoptera correlated positively flower density flowering plant species richness, respectively. Flowering richness also visitation Muscidae overall groups, revealing potential influence quality assemblage. networks under three urbanization levels (with total 11 visitor 43 species) were asymmetric, highly nested, generalized. suburb sites contained highest interactions. Core plants (Oenothera speciosa, Coreopsis grandiflora Cyanus segetum) are exotic attractive flowers. Improving (high richness) using native (Nandina domestica, Rosa chinensis, Astragalus sinicus, Cirsium arvense var. integrifolium, Zabelia biflora) would enhance function to maintain ecosystem stability.

Язык: Английский

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How Informed Design Can Make a Difference: Supporting Insect Pollinators in Cities DOI Creative Commons
Sheila K. Schueller,

Zhelin Li,

Zoe Bliss

и другие.

Land, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(7), С. 1289 - 1289

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2023

Pollinators are responsible for the reproduction of many plant and crop species provide important diversity food webs cultural value. Despite critical ecosystem services provided by pollinators, rapid pollinator declines occurring in response to anthropogenic activities that cause loss suitable habitat. There is an opportunity urban green space support pollination locally across landscape. However, there a lack practical but evidence-based guidance on how can be designed effectively floral resources other habitat needs diverse assemblage pollinators. We examine existing research this paper address following questions specific insect pollinators temperate settings: (1) Which focus efforts increase cities? (2) plants what arrangements most attractive supportive pollinators? (3) What do need beyond resources? (4) How surrounding landscape inform where prioritize new creation within Using these as framework, we informed management planning recommendations optimize value settings.

Язык: Английский

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