Start Date
2022
Description
Urban development comes with the cost of destroyed natural habitats. Urban infrastructure flattens entire ecosystems, replacing them with impervious, lifeinhibiting constructions. Alleviating the impacts of urbanization is possible. Green infrastructure mitigates habitat loss by restoring native habitats within urbanized areas. One benefit of green infrastructure is the reestablishment of biodiversity, benefitting plants, animals, and insects alike. Biodiversity creates a healthier habitat and location than urban infrastructure – and lack of biodiversity – does. To investigate this benefit we performed a pilot study, sampling lawns and curb-cut raingardens (CCRGs). We compared biodiversity between restored and unrestored urban habitats.
Recommended Citation
Morget, Caedmon and Warners, David, "Urban Insect Biodiversity – Effects of Native Landscaping" (2022). Summer Research. 34.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2022/Posters/34
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Urban Insect Biodiversity – Effects of Native Landscaping
Urban development comes with the cost of destroyed natural habitats. Urban infrastructure flattens entire ecosystems, replacing them with impervious, lifeinhibiting constructions. Alleviating the impacts of urbanization is possible. Green infrastructure mitigates habitat loss by restoring native habitats within urbanized areas. One benefit of green infrastructure is the reestablishment of biodiversity, benefitting plants, animals, and insects alike. Biodiversity creates a healthier habitat and location than urban infrastructure – and lack of biodiversity – does. To investigate this benefit we performed a pilot study, sampling lawns and curb-cut raingardens (CCRGs). We compared biodiversity between restored and unrestored urban habitats.