Nature, society and history in two contrasting landscapes in Wisconsin, USA

Riera, Joan Lluís; Voss, Paul R.; Carpenter, Stephen R.; Kratz, Timothy K.; Lillesand, T. M.; Schnaiberg, Jill; Turner, Monica G.; Wegener, Mark W

doi:10.1016/s0264-8377(00)00044-2

“…River density and ecosystem services were negatively associated in the OLS and SLM models. Numerous studies have provided important evidence that settlements tend to be formed closer to water bodies or rivers [54,55], which inevitably damages the ecosystem. In an additional Pearson's correlation analysis of river density and construction land, a significant negative correlation was observed in the MRYRUA from 1995 to 2015 (r = 0.111 and p = 0.05 in 1995, r = 0.125 and p = 0.05 in 2005, and r = 0.115 and p = 0.05 in 2015).…”

Section: Spatial Regressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ecosystem services around the central counties of cities and surrounding counties are becoming increasingly important. Previous studies provide empirical evidence that human settlements are more likely distributed near water bodies because of invaluable natural amenities [55]. River density is therefore negatively associated with ecosystem services.…”

Section: A Summary Of the Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecosystem Services and Their Driving Forces in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomerations, China

Chen

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Chi

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Li

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2020

IJERPH

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The impact of human activities on ecosystems can be measured by ecosystem services. The study of ecosystem services is an essential part of coupled human and natural systems. However, there is limited understanding about the driving forces of ecosystem services, especially from a spatial perspective. This study attempts to fill the gap by examining the driving forces of ecosystem services with an integrated spatial approach. The results indicate that more than US$430 billion of ecosystem services value (ESV) is produced annually in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomerations (MRYRUA), with forestland providing the largest proportion of total ESV (≥75%) and hydrological regulation function accounting for the largest proportion of total ESV (≥15%). The average ESV in the surrounding areas is obviously higher than those in the metropolitan areas, in the plains areas, and along major traffic routes. Spatial dependence and spatial spillover effects were observed in the ecosystem services in the MRYRUA. Spatial regression results indicate that road density, proportion of developed land, and river density are negatively associated with ecosystem services, while distance to a socioeconomic center, proportion of forestland land, elevation, and precipitation are positively associated with ecosystem services. The findings in this study suggest that these driving factors and the spillover effect should be taken into consideration in ecosystem protection and land-use policymaking in urban agglomerations.

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“…Madison, Wisconsin is an urban state capital surrounded by agricultural land in one of the fastest growing counties in the US. The primary transition type occurring in the Madison area for the past century is the conversion of agricultural to urban land around the city edge (Wegener 2001; Carpenter et al 2007;Riera et al 2001). The dominant urban area is typi ed by mixed residential and commercial zones with small forest patches and city parks.…”

Section: Study Area and Sampling Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban development reduces bee abundance and diversity

Pfeiffer

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,

Crowder

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,

Silbernagel

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2023

Urban Ecosyst

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Wild bee communities persist in cities despite major disruption of nesting and food resources by urban development. Bee diversity and abundance is key for urban agriculture and maintenance of plant diversity, and assessing what aspects of cities enhance bee populations will promote our capacity to retain and provision bee habitat. Here, we assessed how variation in land cover and neighborhood development history affected bee communities in the midwestern US urban landscape of Madison, Wisconsin. We sampled bee communities across 38 sites with relatively high (> 55%) or low (< 30%) levels of impervious surface, and assessed effects of land use and neighborhood development history on bee abundance and species richness. We show abundance and richness of bees was lower in recently developed neighborhoods, with particularly strong negative effects on soil nesting bees. Soil nesting bees and bee community richness decreased as cover of impervious surface increased, but above ground nesting bees were minimally impacted. Bee community similarity varied spatially and based on dissimilar local land cover, only for soil nesting bees, and the overall bee community. Impervious surface limited bee abundance and diversity, but new neighborhoods were associated with greater negative effects. We suggest that enhancing the structural diversity of new neighborhoods in urban ecosystems may imitate the structural bene ts of older neighborhoods for bee populations.

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“…Madison, Wisconsin is an urban state capital surrounded by agricultural land in one of the fastest growing counties in the US. The primary transition type occurring in the Madison area for the past century is the conversion of agricultural to urban land around the city edge (Wegener 2001;Carpenter et al 2007;Riera et al 2001). The dominant urban area is typified by mixed residential and commercial zones with small forest patches and city parks.…”

Section: Study Area and Sampling Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Urban Development Reduces Bee Abundance and Diversity

Pfeiffer

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,

Dw

²

,

Silbernagel

³

2021

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Wild bee communities persist in cities despite major disruption of nesting and food resources by urban development. Bee diversity and abundance is key for urban agriculture and maintenance of plant diversity, and assessing what aspects of cities enhance bee populations will promote our capacity to retain and provision bee habitat. Here, we assessed how variation in land cover and neighborhood development history affected bee communities in the midwestern US urban landscape of Madison, Wisconsin. We sampled bee communities across 38 sites with relatively high (> 55%) or low (< 30%) levels of impervious surface, and assessed effects of land use and neighborhood development history on bee abundance and species richness. We show abundance and richness of bees was lower in recently developed neighborhoods, with particularly strong negative effects on soil nesting bees. Soil nesting bees and bee community richness decreased as cover of impervious surface increased, but above ground nesting bees were minimally impacted. Bee community similarity varied spatially and based on dissimilar local land cover, only for soil nesting bees, and the overall bee community. Impervious surface limited bee abundance and diversity, but new neighborhoods were associated with greater negative effects. We suggest that enhancing the structural diversity of new neighborhoods in urban ecosystems may imitate the structural benefits of older neighborhoods for bee populations.

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Nature, society and history in two contrasting landscapes in Wisconsin, USA

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Ecosystem Services and Their Driving Forces in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomerations, China

Ecosystem Services and Their Driving Forces in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomerations, China

Urban development reduces bee abundance and diversity

Recent Urban Development Reduces Bee Abundance and Diversity

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