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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004
关键词
lawns; water; nitrogen; environmental satisfaction; residential land use; urban ecology
资金
- MacroSystems Biology Program, in the Emerging Frontiers Division of the Biological Sciences Directorate at NSF
- 'Ecological Homogenization of Urban America' project [EF-1065548, 1065737, 1065740, 1065741, 1065772, 1065785, 1065831, 121238320]
- NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program in Baltimore [DEB-0423476]
- NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program in Phoenix [BCS-1026865, DEB-0423704, DEB-9714833]
- NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program in Plum Island (Boston) [OCE-1058747, 1238212]
- NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program in Cedar Creek (Minneapolis- St. Paul) [DEB-0620652]
- NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program in Florida Coastal Everglades (Miami) [DBI-0620409]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Emerging Frontiers [1065737, 1065785] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Emerging Frontiers [1561011, 1238320] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [GRANTS:13903780] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [1238212] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1234162] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1237517, 1027188] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Residential yards across the US look remarkably similar despite marked variation in climate and soil, yet the drivers of this homogenization are unknown. Telephone surveys of fertilizer and irrigation use and satisfaction with the natural environment, and measurements of inherent water and nitrogen availability in six US cities (Boston, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, Los Angeles) showed that the percentage of people using irrigation at least once in a year was relatively invariant with little difference between the wettest (Miami, 85%) and driest (Phoenix, 89%) cities. The percentage of people using fertilizer at least once in a year also ranged narrowly (52%-71%), while soil nitrogen supply varied by 10x. Residents expressed similar levels of satisfaction with the natural environment in their neighborhoods. The nature and extent of this satisfaction must be understood if environmental managers hope to effect change in the establishment and maintenance of residential ecosystems.
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