Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1890/10-0423.1 |
The conservation value of residential yards: linking birds and people | |
Lerman, Susannah B.1; Warren, Paige S.2 | |
通讯作者 | Lerman, Susannah B. |
来源期刊 | ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
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ISSN | 1051-0761 |
出版年 | 2011 |
卷号 | 21期号:4页码:1327-1339 |
英文摘要 | Urbanization is recognized as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity throughout the world. However, the vegetation within an urbanized landscape is diverse and includes a variety of native and exotic plant species. This variation allows for testing whether certain landscape designs outperform others in the support of native biodiversity. Residential yards represent a large component of an urban landscape and, if managed collectively for birds and other wildlife, could offset some of the negative effects of urbanization. In addition, many urbanites have their primary interaction with the natural world in their front and back yards. Therefore, ensuring positive wildlife experiences for them is essential in promoting urban biodiversity. At the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research site we tested the efficacy of native landscaping in residential yards in attracting native birds. We also explored the links between socioeconomic factors, landscape designs, and urban gradient measurements with the urban bird communities. A redundancy analysis suggested that native desert bird species increased in abundance in neighborhoods with desert landscaping designs, neighborhoods closer to large desert tracts, and higher-income neighborhoods. Variance partitioning showed that collectively these three sets of environmental variables explained almost 50% of the variation in the urban bird community. Results suggested racial and economic inequities in access to biodiversity, whereby predominantly Hispanic and lower-income neighborhoods had fewer native birds. We also found that residents’ satisfaction with bird diversity was positively correlated with actual bird diversity. Our study provides new insights into the relative importance of socioeconomic variables and common urban ecological measurements in explaining urban bird communities. Urban planners can use this information to develop residential landscapes that support the well-being of both birds and people. |
英文关键词 | Arizona, USA CAP LTER human-wildlife interactions long-term ecological research native landscaping residential yards socio-ecology urban birds |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000291535500027 |
WOS关键词 | URBAN AVIAN ASSEMBLAGES ; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS ; URBANIZATION ; LANDSCAPE ; GARDENS ; VEGETATION ; COMMUNITY ; ECOLOGY ; HABITAT |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/167789 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Massachusetts, Grad Program Organism & Evolutionary Biol, Amherst, MA 01003 USA; 2.Univ Massachusetts, Dept Nat Resources Conservat, Amherst, MA 01003 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lerman, Susannah B.,Warren, Paige S.. The conservation value of residential yards: linking birds and people[J],2011,21(4):1327-1339. |
APA | Lerman, Susannah B.,&Warren, Paige S..(2011).The conservation value of residential yards: linking birds and people.ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS,21(4),1327-1339. |
MLA | Lerman, Susannah B.,et al."The conservation value of residential yards: linking birds and people".ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 21.4(2011):1327-1339. |
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