Diverse urban plantings managed with sufficient resource availability can increase plant productivity and arthropod diversity

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dc.contributor.authorMuller, Jonathon N.
dc.contributor.authorLoh, Susan
dc.contributor.authorBraggion, Ligia [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorFirn, Jennifer L.
dc.contributor.institutionQueensland Univ Technol
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T15:56:20Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T15:56:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-30
dc.description.abstractBuildings structures and surfaces are explicitly being used to grow plants, and these "urban plantings" are generally designed for aesthetic value. Urban plantings also have the potential to contribute significant "ecological values" by increasing urban habitat for animals such as arthropods and by increasing plant productivity. In this study, we evaluated how the provision of these additional ecological values is affected by plant species richness; the availability of essential resources for plants, such as water, light, space; and soil characteristics. We sampled 33 plantings located on the exterior of three buildings in the urban center of Brisbane, Australia (subtropical climatic region) over 2, 6 week sampling periods characterized by different temperature and rainfall conditions. Plant cover was estimated as a surrogate for productivity as destructive sampling of biomass was not possible. We measured weekly light levels (photosynthetically active radiation), plant CO2 assimilation, soil CO2 efflux, and arthropod diversity. Differences in plant cover were best explained by a three-way interaction of plant species richness, management water regime and sampling period. As the richness of plant species increased in a planter, productivity and total arthropod richness also increased significantly likely due to greater habitat heterogeneity and quality. Overall we found urban plantings can provide additional ecological values if essential resources are maintained within a planter such as water, light and soil temperature. Diverse urban plantings that are managed with these principles in mind can contribute to the attraction of diverse arthropod communities, and lead to increased plant productivity within a dense urban context.en
dc.description.affiliationQueensland Univ Technol, Sch Earth Environm & Biol Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
dc.description.affiliationQueensland Univ Technol, Sch Design, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
dc.description.affiliationSao Paulo State Univ, Agr Sci Fac, Dept Forest Sci, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespSao Paulo State Univ, Agr Sci Fac, Dept Forest Sci, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00517
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers In Plant Science. Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation, v. 5, 10 p., 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpls.2014.00517
dc.identifier.fileWOS000344744100001.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/117510
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000344744100001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Research Foundation
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers In Plant Science
dc.relation.ispartofjcr3.678
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjecturban biodiversityen
dc.subjectecosystem functionsen
dc.subjectecosystem servicesen
dc.subjectplant diversityen
dc.subjectarthropod diversityen
dc.subjectplant CO2en
dc.titleDiverse urban plantings managed with sufficient resource availability can increase plant productivity and arthropod diversityen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderFrontiers Research Foundation
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6694-4130[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-6026-8912[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentCiência Florestal - FCApt

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