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| Lerman, Susannah B; The Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts; slerman@cns.umass.edu; Turner, Victoria Kelly; School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University; vkturner@asu.edu; Bang, Christofer; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University; christofer.bang@gmail.com. |
| The loss of habitat due to suburban and urban development represents one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Conservation developments have emerged as a key player for reconciling new ex-urban residential development with ecosystem services. However, as more than half of the world population lives in urban and suburban developments, identifying conservation partners to facilitate retrofitting existing residential neighborhoods becomes paramount. Homeowner associations (HOA) manage a significant proportion of residential developments in the United States, which includes the landscape design for yards and gardens. These areas have the potential to mitigate the loss of urban biodiversity when they provide habitat for native wildlife. Therefore, the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: CAP LTER; Conservation development; Homeowner associations; Residential landscapes; Sustainable Sites Initiative; Urban biodiversity. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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