All ecosystems look messy, but some more so than others: A case-study on the management and acceptance of Mediterranean urban grasslands

Filibeck, Goffredo; Petrella, P.; Cornelini, P.

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2015.11.005

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“…Thus, our results may underestimate the average level of agreement with near-natural greenspaces in temperate regions, as here, grasslands in early summer often include attractive flowering phases (Southon et al, 2017). In contrast, in summer-dry regions, already in early summer, meadows dry out and change their visual appearance (Filibeck, Petrella, & Cornelini, 2016). Still, people in summer-dry cities were on average slightly more positive about lawn conversion but also more positive about (irrigated) shot-cut lawns than people from temperate cities were.…”

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Public attitudes toward biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management in Europe

Fischer

Neuenkamp

Lampinen

et al. 2020

CONSERVATION LETTERS

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Increasing urbanization worldwide calls for more sustainable urban development. Simultaneously, the global biodiversity crisis accentuates the need of fostering biodiversity within cities. Policies supporting urban nature conservation need to understand people's acceptance of biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management. We surveyed more than 2,000 people in 19 European cities about their attitudes toward near‐natural urban grassland management in public greenspaces, and related their responses to nine sociocultural parameters. Results reveal that people across Europe can support urban biodiversity, yet within the frames of a generally tidy appearance of public greenery. Younger people and those using greenspaces for a greater variety of activities were more likely to favor biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management. Additionally, people who were aware of the meaning of biodiversity and those stating responsibility for biodiversity conservation particularly supported biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management. Our results point at explicit measures like environmental education to increase public acceptance of policies that facilitate nature conservation within cities.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 62%

Public attitudes toward biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management in Europe

Fischer

Neuenkamp

Lampinen

et al. 2020

CONSERVATION LETTERS

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“…Plants, through photosynthesis and gas exchange contribute to alterations of concentrations of air pollutants, and provide water vapor to the atmosphere through transpiration. The greening of urban landscapes, parks and domestic gardens can be enhanced with the appropriate plant distribution and management, via seasonal planting patterns of drought resistant shrubs [23]. Urban landscapes in Mediterranean environments may be reconsidered and designed using plant species typical of the Mediterranean ecosystems; such species can be either native or endemic and usually consist of tap root systems capable for water uptake from deep soil horizons.…”

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Water Economy Through Matching Plant Root Elongation to Mediterranean Landscapes

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Rhizopoulou²

2017

World Journal of Research and Review

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Pages 22-24 22 www.wjrr.org  Abstract-Young plants of Ceratonia siliqua L., Myrtus communis L., Nerium oleander L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Ligustrum japonicum Thunb. and Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Aiton were grown in long tubes as well in rhizotrons. After a period of acclimation to the conditions of the experimental construction under normal watering conditions, some plants were watered whereas other plants remained unwatered for a period of one month. During the studying period the plants have been observed and regular measurements of roots and above ground parts development were taken. The results show the resistance of the Mediterranean plants (C. siliqua, M. communis, N. oleander) to water deficit in comparison to plants that are often used in parks and urban horticulture (L. japonicum, P. tobira), whereas R. officinalis shows an intermediate stage of endurance to drought.

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“…Grassland is an important component of urban greenspaces in cities globally [53][54][55][56][57][58];…”

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CityScapeLab Berlin: A Research Platform for Untangling Urbanization Effects on Biodiversity

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Urban biodiversity conservation requires an understanding of how urbanization modulates biodiversity patterns and the associated ecosystem services. While important advances have been made in the conceptual development of urban biodiversity research over the last decades, challenges remain in understanding the interactions between different groups of taxa and the spatiotemporal complexity of urbanization processes. The CityScapeLab Berlin is a novel experimental research platform that allows the testing of theories on how urbanization affects biodiversity patterns and biotic interactions in general and the responses of species of conservation interest in particular. We chose dry grassland patches as the backbone of the research platform because dry grasslands are common in many urban regions, extend over a wide urbanization gradient, and usually harbor diverse and self-assembled communities. Focusing on a standardized type of model ecosystem allowed the urbanization effects on biodiversity to be unraveled from effects that would otherwise be masked by habitat- and land-use effects. The CityScapeLab combines different types of spatiotemporal data on (i) various groups of taxa from different trophic levels, (ii) environmental parameters on different spatial scales, and (iii) on land-use history. This allows for the unraveling of the effects of current and historical urban conditions on urban biodiversity patterns and the related ecological functions.

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All ecosystems look messy, but some more so than others: A case-study on the management and acceptance of Mediterranean urban grasslands

Cited by 32 publications

References 57 publications

Public attitudes toward biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management in Europe

Public attitudes toward biodiversity‐friendly greenspace management in Europe

Water Economy Through Matching Plant Root Elongation to Mediterranean Landscapes

CityScapeLab Berlin: A Research Platform for Untangling Urbanization Effects on Biodiversity

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