| Scaling up from gardens: biodiversity conservation in urban environments. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19758724 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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As urbanisation increases globally and the natural environment becomes increasingly fragmented, the importance of urban green spaces for biodiversity conservation grows. In many countries, private gardens are a major component of urban green space and can provide considerable biodiversity benefits. Gardens and adjacent habitats form interconnected networks and a landscape ecology framework is necessary to understand the relationship between the spatial configuration of garden patches and their constituent biodiversity. A scale-dependent tension is apparent in garden management, whereby the individual garden is much smaller than the unit of management needed to retain viable populations. To overcome this, here we suggest mechanisms for encouraging 'wildlife-friendly' management of collections of gardens across scales from the neighbourhood to the city. |
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Authors:
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Mark A Goddard; Andrew J Dougill; Tim G Benton |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review Date: 2009-09-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Trends in ecology & evolution Volume: 25 ISSN: 0169-5347 ISO Abbreviation: Trends Ecol. Evol. (Amst.) Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-01 Completed Date: 2010-03-23 Revised Date: 2011-05-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8805125 Medline TA: Trends Ecol Evol Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 90-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Institute for Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT. bsmag@leeds.ac.uk |
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Animals Biodiversity* City Planning Conservation of Natural Resources / methods* Plants / classification*, genetics* Urbanization / trends |
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Trends Ecol Evol. 2010 Apr;25(4):201-2; author reply 202-3
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