Using ecological knowledge for landscaping with plants in cities

Tabassum, Samiya; Ossola, Alessandro; Manea, Anthony; Cinantya, Ariningsun P.; Winzer, Laura Fernandez; Leishman, Michelle R.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106049

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“…There has been a recent cultural shift towards applying ecological principles to garden design to create habitats that increase biodiversity, particularly in urban and suburban landscapes 25 , 26 . Furthermore, there is a marked rise in demand for pollinator-friendly plants 27 , 28 .…”

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Herbaceous perennial ornamental plants can support complex pollinator communities

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Grozinger

2021

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Human-designed landscapes can host diverse pollinator communities, and the availability of floral resources is central to supporting insect biodiversity in highly modified environments. However, some urban landscapes have relatively few pollinator-attractive plant species and management in urban environments rarely considers the function of these plants in generating and supporting a stable ecological community. Evaluations of 25 cultivars within five commercially popular herbaceous perennial ornamental plant genera (Agastache, Echinacea, Nepeta, Rudbeckia, and Salvia) revealed variation in the total and proportional abundance of visitors attracted. These varieties supported multiple pollinator functional groups, however bees were the primary visitors to in this system. Cultivars were assessed according to their function within a plant–pollinator network. Comparisons of artificial networks created with the six most attractive and six least attractive cultivars demonstrated that a planting scheme using the most attractive cultivars would attract nearly four times as many bee species, including several specialists and rare species. Plant diversity in the landscape was correlated with abundance and diversity of pollinator visitors, demonstrating that community context shapes a plant’s relative attractiveness to pollinators. We conclude that herbaceous perennial cultivars can support an abundance and diversity of pollinator visitors, however, planting schemes should take into consideration the effects of cultivar, landscape plant diversity, floral phenology, floral area, and contribution to a stable ecological community.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Herbaceous perennial ornamental plants can support complex pollinator communities

Erickson

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Grozinger

2021

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“…Urban legacies can form within and across urban systems and processes. For instance, planting of a particular species might inhibit other plant species with similar traits from existing in the same system in the future through allelopathic processes (Tabassum et al, 2020). In this example, temporal autocorrelation is self-directed within a single ecological system.…”

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Valuing the Role of Time in Urban Ecology

2021

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Cities and towns are complex ecosystems with features that can vary dramatically in space and time. Our knowledge of the spatial structure of urban land and ecological systems is expanding. These systems have been investigated across spatial scales, urban to rural gradients, networks of urban macrosystems, and global megalopolises. However, the temporal dimensions of urban ecosystems – such as those related to ecological cycles and historical legacies – are far less understood and investigated. Here, we outline the main dimensions of time that can shape how events in urban ecosystems unfold, which we categorize as: (i) time flows and duration, (ii) synchrony, lags, and delays, (iii) trends and transitions, (iv) cycles and hysteresis, (v) legacies and priming, (vi) temporal hotspots and hot moments, and (vii) stochastic vs. deterministic processes affecting our ability to forecast the future of cities and the species that live in them. First, we demonstrate the roles of these understudied dimensions by discussing exemplary studies. We then propose key future research directions for investigating how processes over time may regulate the structure and functioning of urban land and biodiversity, as well as its effects on and implications for urban ecology. Our analysis and conceptual framework highlights that several temporal dimensions of urban ecosystems – like those related to temporal hotspots/moments and stochastic vs. deterministic processes – are understudied. This offers important research opportunities to further urban ecology and a comprehensive research agenda valuing the “Urban Chronos” – the change of urban ecosystems through time.

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“…Considering that approximately 50% of the world's population lives in urban areas and this rate will double by two-thirds in 2050 (Dihkan, et al, 2018;Esringü et al, 2021), it is inevitable that environmental problems will increase and this will decrease the amount of green space per capita in urban areas. For these reasons, there is a need to increase green areas for the sustainability and livability of cities in the world (Tabassum et al 2020;Ekren 2021).…”

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Trabzon Kent Merkezi̇ Örneği̇nde Kent Ormani Olabi̇lecek Yeşi̇l Alan Kullanimlarinin Terci̇h Edi̇lebi̇li̇rli̇ği̇

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Güneroğlu

2022

Turkish Journal of Forest Science

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The rate of unplanned urbanization has increased with modern industrialization and the increase in migration from rural to urban areas, and as a result, people have been exposed to environmental problems (decrease in natural resources, noise, pollution, etc.). With deteriorations such as irreversible environmental problems, loss of mental and physical health of the city-dwellers a decrease in productivity in business life and difficulties in socialization have occurred, which has made green infrastructure systems in and around cities important. In this context, urban forests, which is an important part of the urban green infrastructure system, were discussed. In the study, a survey was conducted with a group of 130 people and primarily the awareness of the citizens about the open space recreation tendencies and the concept of the urban forest was specified. Then, the preferability of the 100. Yıl Park, Atatürk Mansion and Boztepe forest areas, which are in the green area system of Trabzon city as urban forests was discussed. Obtained data were evaluated as recreational and functional in line with the needs of people. Consequently, it has been emphasized that the urban forests planned with ecological design approaches should be given priority in the city of Trabzon.

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Using ecological knowledge for landscaping with plants in cities

Cited by 12 publications

References 44 publications

Herbaceous perennial ornamental plants can support complex pollinator communities

Herbaceous perennial ornamental plants can support complex pollinator communities

Valuing the Role of Time in Urban Ecology

Trabzon Kent Merkezi̇ Örneği̇nde Kent Ormani Olabi̇lecek Yeşi̇l Alan Kullanimlarinin Terci̇h Edi̇lebi̇li̇rli̇ği̇

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