The influence of landscape context on the distribution of flightless mammals in exurban developments

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

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.10.003

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“…Native ecosystems commonly remain or have been rehabilitated within and around Australian cities (Newton et al 2001;Bekessy et al 2012), and while many fauna species have declined or become extinct within these areas (Piper and Catterall 2003;Catterall 2009), many populations of native forest birds, mammals and plants still persist (Brady et al 2011;Moxham and Turner 2011;Shanahan et al 2011a, b;Daniels and Kirkpatrick 2012;Stagoll et al 2012). Thus, tree cover and remnant vegetation cover provide measures respectively of the greenness and the ecological value of parks.…”

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What is the role of trees and remnant vegetation in attracting people to urban parks?

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Public parks commonly contain important habitat for urban biodiversity, and they also provide recreation opportunities for urban residents. However, the extent to which dual outcomes for recreation and conservation can be achieved in the same spaces remains unclear. We examine whether greater levels of (i) tree cover (i.e. park 'greenness') and (ii) native remnant vegetation cover (i.e. vegetation with high ecological value) attract or deter park visitors. This study is based on the park visitation behaviour of 670 survey respondents in Brisbane, Australia, detailing 1,090 individual visits to 324 urban parks. We first examined the presence of any clear revealed preferences for visiting parks with higher or lower levels of tree cover or remnant vegetation cover. We then examined the differences between each park visited by respondents and the park closest to their home, and used linear mixed models to identify socio-demographic groups who are more likely to travel further to visit parks with greater tree cover or remnant vegetation cover. Park visitation rates reflected the availability of parks, suggesting that people do not preferentially visit parks with greater vegetation cover despite the potential for improved nature-based experiences and greater wellbeing benefits. However, we discovered that people with a greater orientation towards nature (measured using the nature relatedness scale) tend to travel further for more vegetated parks. Our results suggest that to enhance recreational benefits from ecologically valuable spaces a range of social or educational interventions are required to enhance people's connection to nature.

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“…The equally fox-susceptible and nationally vulnerable Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) is known to use Gorse as shelter in the Midlands (Mallick et al 1997b), but was not observed in the present study. This species is more abundant in periurban areas, where it is locally abundant, than in natural vegetation (Daniels & Kirkpatrick 2012 None of the birds, reptiles and vascular plants observed associated with Gorse in the present study are listed under State and Commonwealth legislation protecting rare or threatened species. Given that rare reptiles and plants are concentrated in the Northern Midlands region in Tasmania and are locally common in our study area, it is difficult to conclude that Gorse benefits them.…”

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“…), but was not observed in the present study. This species is more abundant in periurban areas, where it is locally abundant, than in natural vegetation (Daniels & Kirkpatrick ). Spotted‐tailed Quolls and Tasmanian devils do use Gorse, the cover provided which may facilitate movement and ambush hunting in the more open parts of these agricultural landscapes.…”

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An exotic woody weed in a pastoral landscape provides habitat for many native species, but has no apparent threatened species conservation significance

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Johnson³

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Eco Management Restoration

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Summary Exotic woody plants are often used by native organisms, but may also be targets of expensive control justified by nature conservation. We determine the use of a weed of national significance, Gorse (Ulex europaeus L.), by native mammals, birds, reptiles and vascular plants in pastoral areas in an Australian biodiversity hotspot. Large numbers of fauna species were observed using Gorse within our 43 × 1 ha sample sites in riparian, woodland and pasture vegetation. Gorse cover and/or height positively influenced: the detection of mammals as a whole in an interaction with visibility at 50–75 cm above ground, but not their species richness or individual species abundances; bird abundance, but not richness; and, reptile richness but not abundance. In terms of flora, Gorse cover and/or height positively affected: non‐native plant species richness and the height and fecundity, but not the richness, of native grasses and forbs—but Gorse cover negatively influenced the height of native herbs. The only species of conservation significance using Gorse were three mammals, only one of which, the Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardieri), was sufficiently common to analyse. Its abundance had no relationship with Gorse cover or height. Even in the wider context of complementary work, there is no strong threatened species conservation justification for retaining Gorse thickets in the Northern Midlands pastoral landscape. Equally, expending scarce conservation resources to remove Gorse, as is taking place, is unlikely to achieve any threatened species conservation outcome but may help reduce long‐term loss of native animal and plant species.

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“…More recently, exurban development patterns have also been identified outside of North America (Palomino and Carrascal 2007;Ren and others 2011;Scott and others 2011;Daniels and Kirkpatrick 2012;Pérez and others 2012). Exurban development is often defined as the settlement pattern spanning the landscape between contiguous urban development and the working, rural countryside (Nelson 1992).…”

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Mapping Exurban Development: Can Road and Census Data Act as Surrogates?

Shrestha

Conway

2013

Cartographica

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Exurban development, characterized by low-density residential development, is one of the leading anthropogenic causes of land transformation. A major obstacle to studying this phenomenon is a lack of spatially explicit data. In this article, two commonly employed indirect approaches that use readily available road and census data as surrogates of exurban development are examined for their ability to delineate exurban development across large spatial extents. The study area is the heterogeneous exurban region of Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. Comparing correlations between road density-based maps, dasymetric dwelling-count maps, and the reference data at multiple scales produced mixed results. Of the two methods, road density generally performed better, except when the census units were of relatively small size. Overall, the results highlight the way in which heterogeneity within a large study area can greatly obscure surrogate relationships that may be evident at smaller spatial extents, where conditions are relatively more homogeneous, making the use of these indirect methods challenging for large spatial extents. In particular, the geographic and historic context of the study area significantly influences the effectiveness of these methods, which should therefore be used with caution in mapping exurban development. RÉSUMÉL'aménagement exo-urbain caractérisé par des ensembles résidentiels de faible densité est une des principales causes anthropiques de transformation des terres. Le manque de données explicites sur le plan spatial constitue un obstacle majeur à l'étude de ce phénomène. Dans cet article, nous analysons deux approches indirectes d'usage courant utilisant des données faciles d'accès sur les routes et le recensement comme représentatives de l'aménagement exo-urbain pour déterminer si elles peuvent circonscrire l'aménagement exo-urbain dans de grandes étendues spatiales. La région exourbaine hétérogène du comté de Peterborough (Ontario), au Canada, constitue la zone d'étude. Une comparaison des liens entre les cartes basées sur la densité routière, les cartes dasymétriques de dénombrement des habitations et les données de référence à de multiples échelles a produit des résultats mixtes. Une des deux méthodes, soit celle de la densité routière, a produit en général de meilleurs résultats sauf dans les cas où les unités de recensement étaient relativement petites. Dans l'ensemble, les résultats décrivent comment l'hétérogénéité d'une vaste zone d'étude peut dissimuler énormément les relations représentatives qui peuvent être évidentes à des échelles spatiales plus réduites, où les conditions sont relativement plus homogènes, ce qui rend l'utilisation de ces méthodes indirectes difficile dans le cas des vastes étendues spatiales. Le contexte géographique et historique de la zone étudiée est particulier à des effets importants sur l'efficacité des méthodes, qu'il faudrait donc utiliser avec prudence dans la cartographie de l'aménagement exo-urbain.Mots clés : aménagement exo-urbain, cartographique ...

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The influence of landscape context on the distribution of flightless mammals in exurban developments

Cited by 30 publications

References 62 publications

What is the role of trees and remnant vegetation in attracting people to urban parks?

What is the role of trees and remnant vegetation in attracting people to urban parks?

An exotic woody weed in a pastoral landscape provides habitat for many native species, but has no apparent threatened species conservation significance

Mapping Exurban Development: Can Road and Census Data Act as Surrogates?

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