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DOI: | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.01.013 |
Web URL(s): | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619301458 Last checked: 07/11/2019 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619301458/pdfft Last checked: 07/11/2019 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Young, Christopher;
Frey, David;
Moretti, Marco;
Bauer, Nicole |
Author Affiliation: | Young and Bauer: Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Frey: Conservation Biology Group, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland and Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ecosystem Management, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Moretti: Conservation Biology Group, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland |
Title: | Research note: Garden-owner reported habitat heterogeneity predicts plant species richness in urban gardens |
Source: | Landscape and Urban Planning. Vol. 185, May 2019, p. 222-227. |
Publishing Information: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier |
# of Pages: | 6 |
Related Web URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619301458#ab010 Last checked: 07/11/2019 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Biodiversity; Cultivar variation; Greenspace; Perceptions; Urban habitat Author-Supplied Keywords: Urban biodiversity; Citizen science; Garden; Allotment; Vegetation; Habitat spatial heterogeneity
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Abstract/Contents: | "Amidst ongoing urbanization and increased research on urban greenspaces, the biodiversity level of these spaces is an important variable. Attaining biodiversity estimates by asking non-expert greenspace users to assess aspects of a greenspace has a number of advantages over expert assessments (costs, sample size etc.). This article discusses an approach to such a citizen-science assessment of plant species richness using reported garden habitat heterogeneity and visually assisted reported plant species richness. We compare expert-assessed plant species richness with garden owner-generated estimates in a sample of 83 gardens. We show it is possible to predict approx. 50% of variation in plant species richness in gardens using just two visual survey questions regarding habitat heterogeneity and plant species richness." |
Language: | English |
References: | 41 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Young, C., D. Frey, M. Moretti, and N. Bauer. 2019. Research note: Garden-owner reported habitat heterogeneity predicts plant species richness in urban gardens. Landscape Urban Plan. 185:p. 222-227. |
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| DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.01.013 |
| Web URL(s): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619301458 Last checked: 07/11/2019 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204619301458/pdfft Last checked: 07/11/2019 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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