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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10980-015-0256-7 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-015-0256-7
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Belaire, J. Amy;
Westphal, Lynne M.;
Minor, Emily S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Belaire: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL and Wild Basin Creative Research Center, Department of Natural Sciences, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX; Minor: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Westphal: "People and Their Environments" Research Program, Northern Research Station, US Forest Service, Evanston, IL |
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| Title: | Different social drivers, including perceptions of urban wildlife, explain the ecological resources in residential landscapes |
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| Source: | Landscape Ecology. Vol. 31, No. 2, February 2016, p. 401-413. |
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| Publishing Information: | The Hague: SPB Academic Pub. |
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| # of Pages: | 13 |
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| Related Web URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-015-0256-7#Abs1
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Aves; Perceptions; Urban habitat; Urban landscaping; Wildlife conservation
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Context: The conservation value of residential landscapes is becoming increasingly apparent in our urbanizing world. The ecological characteristics of residential areas are largely determined by the decisions of many individual 'managers.' In these complex socio-ecological systems, it is important to understand the factors that motivate human decision making. Objectives: Our first objective was to quantify wildlife resources and management activities in residential landscapes and compare vegetation in front and back yards. Our second objective was to test three hypotheses linked with variation in yards: socioeconomic characteristics, neighborhood design factors, and perceptions of neighborhood birds. Methods: We conducted surveys of over 900 residents in 25 Chicago-area neighborhoods to examine the wildlife resources contained in front and back yards and the social factors associated with variation in yards. We used a multi-scalar approach to examine among-yard and among-neighborhood variation in residential landscapes. Results: Results indicate that back yards contain more wildlife resources than front yards, including greater vegetation complexity, more plants with fruit/ berries, and more plants intended to attract birds. Furthermore, different hypotheses explain variation in front and back yards. Perceptions of birds were most important in explaining variation in back yard vegetation and wildlife-friendly resources per parcel, while neighbors' yards and socioeconomic characteristics best explained front yard vegetation. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the importance of back yards as an unexplored and underestimated resource for biodiversity. In addition, the results provide insight into the complex factors linked with yard decisions, notably that residents' connections with neighborhood birds appear to translate to on-the-ground actions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 65 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Belaire, J. A., L. M. Westphal, and E. S. Minor. 2016. Different social drivers, including perceptions of urban wildlife, explain the ecological resources in residential landscapes. Landscape Ecol. 31(2):p. 401-413. |
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| DOI: 10.1007/s10980-015-0256-7 |
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