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| Forys, Elizabeth A; Eckerd College; forysea@eckerd.edu; Allen, Craig R; University of Nebraska; allencr@unl.edu. |
| Sprawling development can affect species composition by increasing the rate of invasion by non-native species, and decreasing the persistence of native species. This paper briefly reviews the scientific literature on the impacts of sprawl on biological diversity, with specific emphasis on the influence of sprawl on non-native species richness. We then explore the relationship between sprawl and biodiversity using a data set of ant species collected from 46 habitat patches located in the increasingly suburbanized Florida Keys, USA. We quantified sprawl as the proximity of roads and amount of development surrounding a habitat patch. Using bait transects, we identified 24 native and 18 non-native species of ants. Neither the overall number of native species... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Extinctions; Exurban development; Florida; Invasions; Nestedness; Sprawl. |
| Ano: 2005 |
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| Newburn, David A.; Berck, Peter. |
| This study examines the effectiveness of growth management policies on influencing future patterns of exurban and suburban development. We initially estimate a spatially explicit model of residential development with parcel data in Sonoma County, California. This estimated model is then used to simulate the effect of urban growth boundaries (UGBs) versus allowing municipal sewer service expansion. The UGB policy decreases the amount of suburban development but is less effective in managing exurban development. The downzoning policy in agricultural and resource areas reduces the amount of exurban development, but only partially due to the prevalence of grandfathered lots in rural areas. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Exurban development; Urban growth boundaries; Sprawl; Spatial modeling; Urban fringe; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120269 |
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