Residential lawn alternatives: a study of their distribution, form and structure

Henderson, Scott; Perkins, Nathan H.; Nelischer, Maurice

doi:10.1016/s0169-2046(98)00084-x

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“…The importance of education for the acceptance of conservation measures has also been stressed by other authors (Breuste, 2004;Henderson et al, 1998;Lindemann-Matthies, 2005;Lindemann-Matthies and Kamer, 2006). Kaplan et al (1998) have suggested that nearby natural areas should be designed and managed in ways that are beneficial for people and appreciated by them.…”

Section: The Influence Of Botanical Expertise Age and Gender On Plamentioning

confidence: 97%

“…A recent investigation of all front yards in the city of Guelph, Ontario has shown that the lawns consisted mainly of wellmaintained turf grass and that less than 2% of them could be classified as lawn alternatives (Henderson et al, 1998). Most of these lawn alternatives contained non-native plant species and were located on lots with physical characteristics that made turfgrass maintenance difficult.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Species richness, structural diversity and species composition in meadows created by visitors of a botanical garden in Switzerland

Lindemann‐Matthies

Bose

2007

Landscape and Urban Planning

107

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Section: The Influence Of Botanical Expertise Age and Gender On Plamentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Species richness, structural diversity and species composition in meadows created by visitors of a botanical garden in Switzerland

Lindemann‐Matthies

Bose

2007

Landscape and Urban Planning

107

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“…Groundcovers vary between grass, bare soil, rocks, and impervious surfaces (e.g. pools, patios, parking areas), with numerous grass, herb, shrub, and tree species (Henderson et al 1998;Zmyslony and Gagnon 1998;Martin et al 2003;Thompson et al 2004;Daniels and Kirkpatrick 2006a;Smith et al 2006c;Loram et al 2008a;Luck et al 2009). To understand this seemingly random suite of species and structures, investigators have classified yards into distinct morphologies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Residential landscapes as social-ecological systems: a synthesis of multi-scalar interactions between people and their home environment

2011

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Residential landscapes are a common setting of human-environment interactions. These ubiquitous ecosystems provide social and ecological services, and yard maintenance leads to intended and unintended ecological outcomes. The ecological characteristics of residential landscapes and the human drivers of landscape management have been the focus of disciplinary studies, often at a single scale of analysis. However, an interdisciplinary examination of residential landscapes is needed to understand the feedbacks and tradeoffs of these complex adaptive social-ecological systems as a whole. Our aim is to synthesize the diversity of perspectives, scales of analysis, and findings from the literature in order to 1) contribute to an interdisciplinary understanding of residential landscapes and 2) identify research needs while providing a robust conceptual approach for future studies. We synthesize 256 studies from the literature and develop an interdisciplinary, multi-scalar framework on residential landscape dynamics. Complex human drivers (attitudinal, structural, and institutional factors) at multiple scales influence management practices and the feedbacks with biophysical characteristics of residential landscapes. However, gaps exist in our interdisciplinary understanding of residential landscapes within four key but understudied areas: 1) the link between social drivers and ecological outcomes of management decisions, 2) the ecosystem services provided by these landscapes to residents, 3) the interactions of social drivers and ecological characteristics across scales, and 4) generalizations of patterns and processes across cities. Our systems perspective will help to guide future interdisciplinary collaborations to integrate theories and research methods across geographic locations and spatial scales.

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“…This pattern could be attributed to differences in tree establishment; the tree-species composition of gardens in London mostly reflects individual planting preferences, and many home owners prefer non-native ornamental species for horticultural purposes, which contribute to overall species diversity [2,13,36]. In a similar vein, this trend could also explain why the diversity measures characterizing newer neighbourhoods in Halifax and London are more similar compared to the older neighbourhoods, where naturalization is likely occurring in Halifax, but not in London, due to native species dispersal.…”

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Managing Tree Diversity: A Comparison of Suburban Development in Two Canadian Cities

Nitoslawski

Duinker

2016

Forests

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Is (sub)urban forest diversity shaped by previous land use? This study was designed to quantitatively assess the impacts of subdivision development on urban tree-species composition in two Canadian cities: Halifax, Nova Scotia, and London, Ontario. The main goal was to determine whether cities with contrasting pre-urbanized or pre-settlement landscapes-woodlands in Halifax and agricultural fields in London-also revealed differences in urban tree diversity losses and/or gains due to urbanization. In each city, four residential neighbourhoods representing two age categories, older and newer (40-50 years, <15 years), were examined and trees on three land types were sampled: public (street), private (residential), and remnant (woodland). All public street trees within the chosen neighbourhoods were inventoried and approximately 10% of the residential property lots were sampled randomly. Plots were examined in remnant forests in or near each city, representing the original forest habitats prior to agricultural and/or urban landscape transformations. Diameter at breast height, species richness and evenness, and proportions of native and non-native trees were measured. In both cities, streetscapes in newer neighbourhoods exhibit greater species richness and evenness, and are characterized by substantially more native trees. Despite this trend, developers and home owners continue to intensively plant non-native species on newer and smaller property lots. Older neighbourhoods in Halifax containing remnant forest stands hold the greatest number of native trees on private property, alluding to the importance of residual forest buffers and patches in promoting naturalness in the private urban forest. These results suggest that identifying and quantifying flows of species between green spaces during and after development is valuable in order to effectively promote native species establishment and enhance overall urban forest diversity.

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Residential lawn alternatives: a study of their distribution, form and structure

Cited by 30 publications

References 11 publications

Species richness, structural diversity and species composition in meadows created by visitors of a botanical garden in Switzerland

Species richness, structural diversity and species composition in meadows created by visitors of a botanical garden in Switzerland

Residential landscapes as social-ecological systems: a synthesis of multi-scalar interactions between people and their home environment

Managing Tree Diversity: A Comparison of Suburban Development in Two Canadian Cities

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