Does variation in garden characteristics influence the conservation of birds in suburbia?

Daniels, G.D.; Kirkpatrick, J. B.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2006.06.011

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“…Green areas are also an important supplier of birdsong due to their ecological function as habitats for birds and other animals (Hansson, 2000;Daniels and Kirkpatrick, 2006;Pellissier et al, 2012). Birds are one of the best-known biological groups in cities (Pellissier et al, 2012); thus, birdsong is a frequent, distinct and frequency-adaptable natural sound source in the ambient noise of urbanised 1 Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.…”

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Integrated effects of urban morphology on birdsong loudness and visibility of green areas

Hao

Kang

Krijnders³

2015

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Abstract:The aim of this study is to determine how to increase birdsong loudness and the visibility of green areas in low-density residential areas by controlling urban morphological parameters. The spatial sound level distributions of birdsong at 12 sites sampled from a GIS database of Assen, the Netherlands, were simulated by noise mapping techniques and calculated using a MATLAB program on spatial sound level matrices. The visibilities of green areas are analysed and calculated by Visibility Analysis Graph in Space Syntax. Correlation analyses were conducted between the obtained data on spatial sound level indices, the mean visibility and urban morphological parameters. The results show that birdsong loudness has significant positive linear relationships with urban morphological parameters, including Building Plan Area Fraction (R 2 =0.491), Green Area Perimeters (R 2

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Integrated effects of urban morphology on birdsong loudness and visibility of green areas

Hao

Kang

Krijnders³

2015

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…For example, Chamberlain et al (2004) suggest that bird occurrence in yards in the United Kingdom was strongly dependent on broader scale landscape features. Daniels and Kirkpatrick (2006) found that yard structure-particularly the occurrence of native plants-and the broader landscape influence bird distribution and composition in Australia. Lerman and Warren (2011) demonstrated with partition analysis that yard features and socioeconomic factors explained nearly twice as much of bird diversity patterns in Phoenix residential neighborhoods than did landscape features.…”

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“…Exploring the institutional capacities of HOAs contributes to a growing interdisciplinary residential landscapes research agenda (Andersson et al 2007, Cooper et al 2007, Larson et al 2009, Colding et al 2006, Goddard et al 2010. Within ecology, researchers have documented animal responses to residential landscape vegetation features, concluding that small-scale garden management in neighborhoods might prove beneficial for urban native diversity (Chamberlain et al 2004, Daniels and Kirkpatrick 2006, Lerman and Warren 2011. Typically, HOAs manage all homes and common spaces within a masterplanned community (McKenzie 1996), enhancing the potential to sustain metapopulations through coordinated efforts to create habitat networks (Rudd et al 2002, Colding et al 2006.…”

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Homeowner Associations as a Vehicle for Promoting Native Urban Biodiversity

Lerman¹,

Turner²,

Bang³

2012

E&S

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The loss of habitat due to suburban and urban development represents one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Conservation developments have emerged as a key player for reconciling new ex-urban residential development with ecosystem services. However, as more than half of the world population lives in urban and suburban developments, identifying conservation partners to facilitate retrofitting existing residential neighborhoods becomes paramount. Homeowner associations (HOA) manage a significant proportion of residential developments in the United States, which includes the landscape design for yards and gardens. These areas have the potential to mitigate the loss of urban biodiversity when they provide habitat for native wildlife. Therefore, the conditions and restrictions imposed upon the homeowner by the HOA could have profound effects on the local wildlife habitat. We explored the potential of HOAs to promote conservation by synthesizing research from three monitoring programs from Phoenix, Arizona. We compared native bird diversity, arthropod diversity, and plant diversity between neighborhoods with and without a HOA. Neighborhoods belonging to HOAs had significantly greater bird and plant diversity, although insect diversity did not differ. The institutional framework structuring HOAs, including sanctions for enforcement coupled with a predictable maintenance regime that introduces regular disturbance, might explain why neighborhoods with a HOA had greater bird diversity. For neighborhoods with a HOA, we analyzed landscape form and management practices. We linked these features with ecological function and suggested how to modify management practices by adopting strategies from the Sustainable Sites Initiative, an international sustainable landscaping program, to help support biodiversity in current and future residential landscapes

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“…However, several studies focused on large scale urban open green areas (Irvine et al, 2013;Peschardt and Stigsdotter, 2013;Wolch et al, 2014;Miller et al, 2015). Only a few emphasized building-garden-road relationships (Zmyslony and Gagnon, 1997, Daniels and Kirkpatrick, 2005, Daniels et al 2006a, Daniels et al, 2006b, Verbeeck et al, 2010. Thus, the relationship between the building, garden and road spaces was examined in the present study.…”

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confidence: 97%

Analysis of spatial components in building-garden- road relationship: Yavuz Selim Boulevard example, Trabzon

Eren

Acar

2017

İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi

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Does variation in garden characteristics influence the conservation of birds in suburbia?

Cited by 236 publications

References 28 publications

Integrated effects of urban morphology on birdsong loudness and visibility of green areas

Integrated effects of urban morphology on birdsong loudness and visibility of green areas

Homeowner Associations as a Vehicle for Promoting Native Urban Biodiversity

Analysis of spatial components in building-garden- road relationship: Yavuz Selim Boulevard example, Trabzon

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