Golf courses and wetland fauna

Colding, Johan; Lundberg, Jakob; Lundberg, Stefan; Andersson, Erik

doi:10.1890/07-2092.1

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“…areas where >75% of the area (looking at each 1 × 1 km square) is developed, as defined by the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority (Lantmäteriet). This meant that, for example, ponds located in golf courses were excluded, even though they usually have high potential value for biodiversity in urban areas (Colding et al 2009). …”

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“…They also provide important habitats for species that would otherwise not survive in the urban environment (Colding et al 2009;Hill and Wood 2014;O'Brien 2015). While ponds in rural landscapes have been well investigated (Biggs et al 2005;Céréghino et al 2008;Davies et al 2008), there are far fewer studies about the biodiversity of these environments located in cities.…”

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Is there a relationship between socio-economic factors and biodiversity in urban ponds? A study in the city of Stockholm

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Urban small water bodies, such as ponds, are essential elements of human socio-economic landscapes. Ponds also provide important habitats for species that would otherwise not survive in the urban environment. Knowledge on the biodiversity of urban ponds and the relationship between their ecological value and factors linked to urbanization and socio-economic status is crucial for decisions on where and how to establish and manage ponds in cities to deliver maximum biodiversity benefits. Our study investigates if the pattern of urban-pond biodiversity can be related to different socio-economic factors, such as level of wealth, education or percentage of buildings of different types. Because of lack of previous studies investigating that, our study is of exploratory character and many different variables are used. We found that the biodiversity of aquatic insects was significantly negatively associated with urbanisation variables such as amount of buildings and number of residents living around ponds. This relationship did not differ depending on the spatial scale of our investigation. In contrast, we did not find a significant relationship with variables representing socio-economic status, such as education level and wealth of people. This latter result suggests that the socio-economic status of residents does not lead to any particular effect in terms of the management and function of ponds that would affect biodiversity. However, there is a need for a finer-scale investigation of the different potential mechanism in which residents in areas with differing socio-economic status could indirectly influence ponds.

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Is there a relationship between socio-economic factors and biodiversity in urban ponds? A study in the city of Stockholm

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“…1. Of course, this assumption has its exceptions-an interesting local case being the ponds maintained by golf course managers (Colding et al 2009). Although some wetlands are privately owned, only the municipalities develop comprehensive spatial plans of larger areas.…”

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The problem of spatial fit in social-ecological systems: detecting mismatches between ecological connectivity and land management in an urban region

Bergsten¹,

Galafassi²,

Bodin³

2014

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ABSTRACT. The problem of institutional fit in social-ecological systems has been empirically documented and conceptually discussed for decades, yet there is a shortage of approaches to systematically and quantitatively examine the level of fit. We address this gap, focusing on spatial fit in an urban and peri-urban regional landscape. Such landscapes typically exhibit significant fragmentation of remnant habitats, which can limit critical species dispersal. This may have detrimental effects on species persistence and ecosystem functioning if land use is planned without consideration of the spatial patterns of fragmentation. Managing habitat fragmentation is particularly challenging when the scale of fragmentation reaches beyond the control of single managers, thereby requiring different actors to coordinate their activities to address the problem at the appropriate scale. We present a research approach that maps patterns of collaborations between actors who manage different parts of a landscape, and then relates these patterns to structures of ecological connectivity. We applied our approach to evaluate the fit between a collaborative wetland management network comprising all 26 municipalities in the Stockholm County in Sweden and an ecologically defined network of dispersed but ecologically interconnected wetlands. Many wetlands in this landscape are either intersected by the boundary between two or more municipalities, or are located close to such boundaries, which implies a degree of ecological interconnectedness and a need for intermunicipal coordination related to wetland management across boundaries. We first estimated the level of ecological connectivity between wetlands in neighboring municipalities, and then used this estimate to elaborate the level of social-ecological fit vis-à-vis intermunicipal collaboration. We found that the level of fit was generally weak. Also, we identified critical misalignments of ecological connectivity and intermunicipal collaboration, respectively, as well as collaborations that represented an adequate alignment. These findings inform on where to most effectively allocate limited resources of collaborative capacity to enhance the level of social-ecological fit. Our approach and results are illustrated using maps, which facilitates the potential application of this method in land use planning practice.

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“…The capacity of flood storage in manmade lakes of golf course is of great significance for surrounding urban areas (Bolund and Hunhammar, 1999). Colding et al (2009) found that man-made lakes in golf course have a more homogenous species composition than ponds in nature-protected areas and ponds in residential parkland. This study also suggested that golf courses may significantly contribute to wetland fauna support, particularly in urban settings.…”

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Using assessment of net ecosystem services to promote sustainability of golf course in China

Dai

Puyang

Han

2016

Ecological Indicators

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a b s t r a c tGolf courses have been shown to have a positive impact on local biodiversity, quality of life and the economy. However, the impacts of golf courses on local environment, including ecosystem services and dis-services are not clearly understood. To explore this relationship, we took two golf courses in Beijing (a links course and a parkland course) to develop an assessment framework and present estimates of economic values of net ecosystem services, in aspects of ecosystem goods, carbon fixation, soil retention, flood storage, recreation, water consumption and nonpoint-source pollution. The results showed that the two golf courses have provided remarkable net ecosystem services values (links 51.58 × 10 4 yuan/ha/yr, parkland 42.60 × 10 4 yuan/ha/yr, 6.19 yuan = 1 US$ in 2013). Over 95% of this value is generated by three services: recreation, ecosystem goods and flood storage. Our results indicate that the parkland course has better performance in sustainable supply of ecosystem services than the links course. In addition, this study provides useful improvements for golf course design and management concerning positive environmental externalities optimizing, including the scaling of non-playing areas to maximize golf course ecosystem services supply capacity, appropriate grass species selecting and irrigation with recycled water. Moreover, a policy analysis suggests that the development of public golf course in China is a necessary complement to resolve the mismatch between private and public benefits and let more people enjoy the ecosystem services.

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Golf courses and wetland fauna

Cited by 45 publications

References 69 publications

Is there a relationship between socio-economic factors and biodiversity in urban ponds? A study in the city of Stockholm

Is there a relationship between socio-economic factors and biodiversity in urban ponds? A study in the city of Stockholm

The problem of spatial fit in social-ecological systems: detecting mismatches between ecological connectivity and land management in an urban region

Using assessment of net ecosystem services to promote sustainability of golf course in China

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