Urban Park Soil and Vegetation: Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors

Sarah, Pariente; Zhevelev, Helena M.; Oz, Atar

doi:10.1016/s1002-0160(15)30007-2

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“…The CCA model is nonlinear, which has several advantages that have been confirmed in several previous studies (Sui et al 2010;Zhang, Yu, and Hu 2013;Sarah, Zhevelev, and Atar 2015). The limitation of CCA is that the direction of the second axis can vary from that of the first axis in many cases, known as the "arch effect" or "horseshoe effect."…”

Section: Guiding Significance For Wetland Restorationmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Soil influences vegetation and vegetation restricts soil (Sarah, Zhevelev, and Atar 2015;Zielke et al 2015). The results not only showed that the soil factors played an important role in the vegetation community succession process, but also revealed that the vegetation community played an important role in soil restoration and reconstruction.…”

Section: Guiding Significance For Wetland Restorationmentioning

confidence: 89%

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Distribution patterns of plant communities and their associations with environmental soil factors on the eastern shore of Lake Taihu, China

Sun

Zhao

et al. 2017

Ecosyst Health Sustain

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Introduction: Plant communities and soil factors might interact with each other in different temporal and spatial scales, which can influence the patterns and processes of the wetland ecosystem. To get a better understanding of the distribution of plants in wetlands and analyze their associations with environmental soil factors, the structure and types of plant communities in the eastern shore area of Lake Taihu were analyzed by two-way indicator species analysis and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) ordination. The spatial distribution patterns of vegetation and the main factors affecting the distributions were investigated. Outcomes: Sixty-six sampling sites were selected to obtain vegetation species and soil environmental factor data. Results showed that 22 species from the 66 sites could be divided into seven communities: I: Arundo donax; II: A. donax + Phragmites australis; III: Zizania latifolia + Typha orientalis; IV: P. australis + Alternanthera philoxeroides + Polygonum hydropiper; V: P. australis; VI: P. australis + Humulus scandens; and VII: Erigeron acer + Ipomoea batatas + Rumex acetosa. Plant species and soil factors in the CCA analysis showed that I. batatas, E. acer, Chenopodium album, Polygonum lapathifolium, and Acalypha australis were mainly affected by pH, whereas Echinochloa crus-galli, Setaria viridis, and H. scandens were mainly affected by soil total phosphorus. Mentha canadensis and A. donax were mainly affected by soil conductivity, A. philoxeroides was mainly affected by soil organic matter and, Z. latifolia, Metaplexis japonica and P. hydropiper were mainly affected by available phosphorus. Conclusion:These results indicated that different plants adapted to different soil environmental factors and provided basic information on the diversity of Lake Taihu wetland vegetation.

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Section: Guiding Significance For Wetland Restorationmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Guiding Significance For Wetland Restorationmentioning

confidence: 89%

Distribution patterns of plant communities and their associations with environmental soil factors on the eastern shore of Lake Taihu, China

Sun

Zhao

et al. 2017

Ecosyst Health Sustain

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“…However, like roofs, they show very extreme environmental conditions, with flora adapted to a hostile environment that includes limited nutrients, water, and soil accumulation due to highly compacted and thin substrates, extreme light and temperature conditions, a variable soil pH, changing water conditions, eutrophication, and disturbances (trampling, intensive management, pets) [88][89][90][91]. Locally, even in this harsh environment, the heterogeneity of abiotic conditions can enhance species diversity [92].…”

Section: How Redundant Are Green Roofs and Green Walls In Cities?mentioning

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“…Old urban parks show mature successional stages, while no mature successional stages are observed on roofs [52], and roof communities can vary as a function of their age [49,51]. No direct solar radiation on the ground, less trampling and the additions of litter or compost lead to greater amounts of organic matter and higher moisture contents in park soil than in lawns [88]. Therefore, the vegetation is composed of species that prefer wet, shaded, and fresh habitats.…”

Section: How Redundant Are Green Roofs and Green Walls In Cities?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Roofs and Green Walls for Biodiversity Conservation: A Contribution to Urban Connectivity?

2018

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Green roofs and walls have recently emerged as conservation tools, and they offer promising additional opportunities to enhance biodiversity in cities. However, their ecological conditions remain poorly considered when planning wildlife corridors. To discuss the role of vegetated buildings in landscape connectivity, we reviewed the ecological and technical specificities of green walls and green roofs in light of the key factors concerning urban wildlife (patch size, quality, abundance, and isolation). Green roofs and walls show limited patch sizes, distinct habitat quality at the building scale, and limited redundancy of patch quality within the landscape. We also highlight that the abundance of roof and wall patches is often low. Future research is needed to establish if walls can be vertical corridors for wildlife, thereby reducing the isolation of green roofs. We argue that creating 3D ecological connectivity within the city requires substantial modifications of the design and maintenance of existing green building systems. We suggest that research is needed to integrate the biotic and abiotic characteristics of green buildings to make them more closely resemble those of open green spaces.

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“…Sarah, Zhevelev, & Atar (2015) mengungkapkan bahwa aspek Anthropogenic maupun populasi manusia yang terus mengalami peningkatan, hal ini tentunyadapat menjadi faktor utama, disamping terdapat aspek lain, baik faktor fisik lahan seperti aspek jenis tanah yang rentan terhadap curah hujan yang tinggi, seperti yang terjadi di Desa Pajambon 3, yang menunjukkan kategori kelas erosi sangat berat (210,00 ton/ha/tahun), hal ini juga dipengaruhi dengan tingkat kemiringan lereng (Karami, 2015). Di samping itu, juga dipengaruhi sistem pengelolaan lahan, yang masih jauh dari upaya ranah konservasi lahan, yang terlihat belum optimal, juga aspek ekonomi yang lebih menjadi prioritas utama selama ini.…”

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